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Pedro Pascal knew Baby Yoda’s name before shooting The Mandalorian season 2

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Pedro Pascal, the star of The Mandalorian, says he knew that Grogu was Baby Yoda’s real name before filming season two. One of many big reveals from The Mandalorian season two was that Baby Yoda’s real name was Grogu. Along with his name, we also learned that Grogu was trained at the Jedi temple on […]

The Mandalorian creators discuss how they realised the inner workings of Boba Fett’s Slave I ship

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Jon Favreau and his team have discussed how they realised the inner workings of Boba Fett’s Slave I ship in The Mandalorian season two. For decades fans have been wondering how Boba Fett’s iconic rotating ship, the Slave I, takes off without everyone and everything inside falling over. The unique ship looks very cool but […]

The Mandalorian’s Jon Favreau doesn’t don’t mind if fans still call Grogu “Baby Yoda”

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Jon Favreau, the showrunner of The Mandalorian, has said that even he and his crew still call Grogu “Baby Yoda” sometimes. While Din Djarin is the main focus of The Mandalorian, for many the true star is little Grogu, who fans got used to calling “Baby Yoda” before his name was revealed in season two. […]

SPOILERS: Jon Favreau discusses The Mandalorian’s huge surprise Jedi cameo

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Jon Favreau, the showrunner of The Mandalorian, has spoken about the huge surprise cameo in the second season of the live-action Star Wars show. Spoilers follow, naturally… The world was stunned – well, at least Star Wars fans – when Luke Skywalker made his triumphant return to Star Wars during the season finale of The […]

Star Wars: The Black Series Darksaber, Boba Fett helmet and Vintage Collection Slave I revealed by Hasbro

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For the final Mando Monday reveal of 2020, Hasbro has three more upcoming Star Wars products in the Black Series Force FX Elite Darksaber, Vintage Collection Slave, and Black Series re-armoured Boba Fett premium electronic helmet; check them out here… SEE ALSO: Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett confirmed as its own series STAR […]

Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett confirmed as its own series

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During the post credits scene of The Mandalorian’s season two finale, it was revealed that Temuera Morrison’s Boba Fett is set to return once more in 2021 for The Book of Boba Fett, although it wasn’t quite clear whether this would be a spinoff series, or the third season of The Mandalorian. Well, we now […]

The Mandalorian Season 2 Episode 8 Review – ‘The Rescue’

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Ricky Church reviews the season 2 finale of The Mandalorian… It has all come to this as The Mandalorian’s second season finale sees Din Djarin and his many allies enact a daring rescue mission for Grogu from Moff Gideon’s Imperial ship. ‘The Rescue’ was an action-packed finale from Ant-Man director Peyton Reed that still contained […]

SPOILERS: The Mandalorian season 2 finale seemingly confirms new spinoff series

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Spoilers for the season two finale of The Mandalorian follow; you have been warned… Last month, reports began circulating suggesting that Lucasfilm was about to kick off production on a Boba Fett-headlined spinoff from The Mandalorian, and while the Disney Investor Day brought word of a host of new Star Wars TV series, the fan […]

Star Wars visual effects veteran Phil Tippett reveals The Mandalorian used stop-motion animation in season 2

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Phil Tippett, a visual effects veteran for Star Wars, has revealed that The Mandalorian made use of stop-motion animation in last week’s episode. One of the joys of The Mandalorian – and something that will help it stand the test of time – is its dedication to using practical effects wherever possible, including prosthetics and […]