Flickering Myth

Film & TV News, Reviews and Features

New details revealed on Timothy Olyphant’s character in The Mandalorian season 2

by

Recently, it was announced Timothy Olyphant has joined the cast for the second season of The Mandalorian. Now, further details have been revealed regarding Olyphant’s role and fans of the Star Wars books may be familiar with this backstory.According to SlashFilm, Olyphant has filmed scenes wearing Boba Fett’s Mandalorian armour and while this may sound confusing as a […]

Timothy Olyphant joins the cast of The Mandalorian season 2

by

Known for his roles in television and film, The Mandalorian has added another acting heavyweight to its ranks with the news that Timothy Olyphant (Justified, Scream 2) will join the galaxy of Star Wars.The exact nature of Olyphant’s role is being kept under wraps by Disney and Star Wars, but Variety has confirmed he will […]

Star Wars VFX legend Phil Tippett returning for The Mandalorian seasons 2 and 3

by

Phil Tippett, the original VFX producer for the Star Wars franchise, has been brought on for season two and three of The Mandalorian.The Mandalorian has done a truly excellent job of recapturing the look and feel of the original Star Wars movies, albeit on the small screen. It sounds like they are looking to recapture […]

Katee Sackhoff to reprise Star Wars: The Clone Wars role in The Mandalorian

by

It seems that Ahsoka Tano may not be the only animated Star Wars character to make their live-action debut in the second season of The Mandalorian, as SlashFilm is reporting that Katee Sackhoff is joining the Disney+ series cast and will portray the Mandalorian warrior Bo-Katan Kryze, a character she previously voiced on Star Wars: […]

Disney CEO says The Mandalorian season 2 will not miss its October release date

by

Some good news from Disney CEO Bob Chapek, who has revealed that season two of The Mandalorian will not miss its October release date.With all the cancellations, delays, postponements, and reshuffling in Hollywood due to the global health crisis, many fans are fearing the worst for films and shows that are due to come out […]

Star Wars: The Clone Wars’ Dave Filoni is only directing one episode in The Mandalorian season two

by

Dave Filoni, who is best known for his work on Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels, is returning to the directors’ chair for the second season of The Mandalorian but only for a single episode.In a recent interview with Deadline, Filoni revealed he would only be directing one episode for the coming season of The Mandalorian but praised […]

Robert Rodriguez and Peyton Reed confirm involvement with The Mandalorian season 2

by

Robert Rodriguez, the man behind cult classics like Alita: Battle Angel, Machete, Sin City and El Mariachi, is venturing into a galaxy far, far away. The filmmaker took to his official Twitter on the final hours of Star Wars Day (May the Fourth) to confirm that he directed at least one episode in The Mandalorian […]

Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian trailer goes behind the scenes of the Star Wars show

by

Ahead of its launch this Star Wars Day (that’s May the 4th for any of you non-geeks out there), Disney+ has released a poster and trailer for its new documentary series Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian, which is set to take us behind-the-scenes of the first live-action Star Wars show courtesy of showrunner Jon Favreau and […]

Pedro Pascal discusses his casting in The Mandalorian and the Baby Yoda phenomenon

by

As the season one finale approaches here in the UK, actor Pedro Pascal has been chatting to Yahoo! Movies about his role in Disney+’s live-action Star Wars series The Mandalorian, discussing how his casting as Din Djarin came about, as well as the ‘Baby Yoda’ phenomenon.“At the start of this thing, the most secret part […]