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WWE star Sasha Banks reportedly joins The Mandalorian season 2

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According to a report from Pro Wrestling Sheet, WWE Superstar Sasha Banks is said to be heading to the galaxy far, far away for a role in the second season of Disney+’s live-action Star Wars series The Mandalorian. Details on The Boss’ character and the size of her role are unknown at this point in […]

Baby Yoda becomes the biggest selling Funko Pop! ever (and it’s not even out yet)

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Having taken the world by storm in Disney+’s live-action Star Wars series The Mandalorian, the character of ‘The Child’ – a.k.a. Baby Yoda – is soon set to invade stores the world over as a flood of tie-in merchandise featuring the lovable little force user is unleashed upon us. As you’d expect given the popularity […]

Hasbro releasing The Mandalorian’s Imperial Troop Transport as part of the Star Wars: The Vintage Collection line

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After making its live-action, in-canon debut in The Mandalorian (and no doubt raising a few smiles among many older Star Wars fans in the process), Hasbro has announced the upcoming release of a brand new Imperial Troop Transport inspired by the classic 1979 Kenner-designed vehicle. The toy will go on sale this March as part […]

Disney CEO Bob Iger says the priority for Star Wars lies in television, teases The Mandalorian spin-offs

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During Walt Disney’s latest earnings call (via Collider), Disney CEO Bob Iger stated the foreseeable future of Star Wars will lie in television for the next few years and teased the possibility of spin-off’s for The Mandalorian. “The priority in the next few years is television with The Mandalorian season 2 coming in October, and then more […]

Disney+ sets premieres for The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, WandaVision and The Mandalorian season 2

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As Disney+ gears up for the rest of 2020, Disney CEO Bob Iger revealed in an investor call when the service will premiere three of its most anticipated shows: Marvel’s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier and WandaVision, and the second season of The Mandalorian. While an exact date is not yet set, Falcon and the […]

Ron Howard doubts he will direct an episode of The Mandalorian, says “I don’t really have the time”

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Director Ron Howard, who took over the helm of Solo: A Star Wars Story after Phil Lord and Chris Miller were let go by Lucasfilm, has expressed how proud he is of his daughter, Bryce Dallas Howard, for her work on The Mandalorian’s fourth episode but doubts he will have the time to direct an episode himself. In an […]

The Mandalorian sound designer on creating Baby Yoda’s voice

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A sound designer for The Mandalorian has revealed how the adorable voice for Baby Yoda was created. While the great action scenes, cool Star Wars lore, and visual splendour of The Mandalorian were all winning attributes, there is no denying that Baby Yoda stole the show during season one. The world fell in love with […]

George Lucas meets The Mandalorian’s Baby Yoda

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As Baby Yoda continues to take the world by storm, The Mandalorian showrunner Jon Favreau has taken to Twitter to share a cute behind-the-scenes photo from the set of the Disney+ show which sees The Child receiving a cuddle from none other than Star Wars daddy George Lucas; check it out here… SEE ALSO: The Mandalorian’s […]

The Mandalorian’s Taika Waititi casts doubts on the sex of Baby Yoda

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Taika Waititi, one of the directors of The Mandalorian, has cast doubt on the sex of Baby Yoda. Disney+’s The Mandalorian has reached huge success for multiple reasons but one of the biggest is certainly because of Baby Yoda, the loveable puppet creature that the Mando protects throughout the show. Up until now, it has […]