Production Has Begun; Episodic Directors Revealed
THE MANDALORIAN FIRST IMAGE, DIRECTORS REVEALED, DETAILS EMERGE FOR LUCASFILM'S LIVE-ACTION SERIES HELMED BY JON FAVREAU
Production on the first Star Wars live-action streaming series has begun! After the stories of Jango and Boba Fett, another warrior emerges in the Star Wars universe. The Mandalorian is set after the fall of the Empire and before the emergence of the First Order. We follow the travails of a lone gunfighter in the outer reaches of the galaxy far from the authority of the New Republic. The series will be written and executive produced by Emmy-nominated producer and actor Jon Favreau, as previously announced, with Dave Filoni (Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars Rebels) directing the first episode. Additional episodic directors include Deborah Chow (Jessica Jones), Rick Famuyiwa (Dope), Bryce Dallas Howard (Solemates), and Taika Waititi (Thor: Ragnarok). It will be executive produced by Jon Favreau, Dave Filoni, Kathleen Kennedy, and Colin Wilson. Karen Gilchrist will serve as co-executive producer.
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Production on #TheMandalorian, Star Wars’ first live-action series, has begun!https://t.co/Dp0HEASdqk pic.twitter.com/fQaiBcH10v
— Star Wars (@starwars) October 4, 2018
Series Title & Synopsis Revealed
Jon Favreau's (The Jungle Book) 10-episode, $100-million dollar costing live-action series for the upcoming Disney Streaming Service is titled The Mandalorians. Favreau took to Instagram to share the series title and synopsis of which is set in the Star Wars universe.
After the stories of Jango and Boba Fett, another warrior emerges in the Star Wars universe. The Mandalorian is set after the fall of the Empire and before the emergence of the First Order. We follow the travails of a lone gunfighter in the outer reaches of the galaxy far from the authority of the New Republic...
Also, this is just a rumor but Pedro Pascal (Game of Thrones) is rumored to be the star of this Mandalorian series (again, it's a rumor but a lot of these rumors are coming true so who knows). Just thought I'd share with anyone interested.
Has Game of Throne's Pedro Pascal been cast in the live action Star Wars television series? https://t.co/m6IAOtEQIt pic.twitter.com/D9jYAqufTR
— MakingStarWars.net's Jason Ward (@MakingStarWars) October 2, 2018
Additionally, here are some possible BTS set photos, please click the link in the Twitter embed below to have a look and read of the article from Making Star Wars.
Jon Favreau's live action Star Wars Television series starts filming next week, first set photos! #StarWars #Mandalore https://t.co/W75jimftn7 pic.twitter.com/Q6WTL1Kc3t
— MakingStarWars.net's Jason Ward (@MakingStarWars) September 29, 2018
