The Mandalorian – ScienceFiction.com https://sciencefiction.com Science Fiction (sci-fi) news, books, tv, movies, comic books, video games and more... Fri, 29 Jan 2021 00:16:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.4.15 Jon Favreau Says The Mandalorian’s Big Season-Ending Cameo Wasn’t Originally Planned https://sciencefiction.com/2021/01/28/jon-favreau-says-the-mandalorians-big-season-ending-cameo-wasnt-originally-planned/ https://sciencefiction.com/2021/01/28/jon-favreau-says-the-mandalorians-big-season-ending-cameo-wasnt-originally-planned/#disqus_thread Thu, 28 Jan 2021 16:14:33 +0000 https://sciencefiction.com/?p=355496 We tried to avoid giving away any big spoilers in the episode title, but c’mon now: if you haven’t seen the second season finale episode of ‘The Mandalorian’ yet and have somehow avoided knowing that Luke Skywalker makes a cameo appearance, then you’re probably not reading this article anyhow, and if you are, well oops, consider yourself spoiled. In any case, the appearance of the CGIed Young Skywalker was likely the biggest surprise to come from the series, which in an of itself is an impressive feat, as the show has routine dropped surprise after surprise for viewers in the form of cameos, fan-favorite characters from other media, and lets not forget about the pretty huge bombshell all the way back in the first episode about the appearance of Baby Yoda Grogu in an of itself. Believe it or not, however, the inclusion of Luke into the series’ story arc was not something that was in the mix from the get-go.  Showrunner Jon Favreau, in a recent interview, was asked directly about this, and his answer shed quite the light on his process: “No. The story unfolded as I wrote it. ‘The Mandalorian’ inherits a great deal from existing Star […]

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