Nick Nolte ‘Mandalorian’ Character Possibly Revealed; Show Might Feature ‘Empire Strikes Back’ Bounty Hunters
Nick Nolteis headed to a galaxy far, far away on the upcomingStar WarsTV seriesThe Mandalorian. And now we might now know who the grizzled actor is playing. In addition to that, a rumor claims the show will feature the bounty hunter characters first introduced inThe Empire Strikes Back– something the now-cancelledBoba Fettmovie was originally going to do. More on that, and the Nick NolteMandaloriancharacter below.
Nick Nolte is an Ugnaught?
If you were hoping to actuallyseeNick Nolte in theStar WarsseriesThe Mandalorian, we have some potentially disappointing news. A new report fromMaking Star Warssuggests Nolte is only lending his vocal talents to the series, and providing the voice of an Ugnaught. Ugnaughts are pig-like humanoids that first appeared inThe Empire Strikes Back, eventually finding their way into otherStar Warsproperties as well. Here’s some specific info fromWookiepedia:
Ugnaughts were porcine sentient humanoids that were native to the planet Gentes. This species is possibly one of the hardest-working species in the galaxy. Despite originating on Gentes, many Ugnaughts now consider Bespin’s Cloud City their home. According to legend, when Lord Ecclessis Figg, the well-known Corellian eccentric, struck on the idea of building a floating city, he enlisted the help of the Ugnaughts, knowing their reputation as industrious and loyal workers. In return, the Ugnaughts were given the freedom and eventually allowed to build their own home in the lower reaches of Cloud City.
Nolte willonly provide"the voice and facial movements for the character via a new state-of-the-art animatronic mask." Personally, I’m a little disappointed he won’t be appearing as a human character, because I’d love to see the actual Nick Nolte wandering aroundStar Warslocations. Alas, it’s not to be.
Bounty Hunters
But wait, there’s more!Making Star Warsisalsoreporting that the bounty hunter characters who first appeared inThe Empire Strikes Backwill be popping-up onThe Mandalorianas well. Aspreviously reported, the idea of bringing the bounty hunter characters back was originally floated for the now-abandonedBoba Fettmovie, but now it looks like they’re rolling that concept intoThe Mandalorianinstead. The storyline involving the bounty hunters is said to involve a droid cult, which sounds pretty neat.
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 starsPedro Pascal, Carl Weathers, Werner Herzog,Nick Nolte,Gina Carano,Giancarlo Esposito,Emily SwallowandOmid Abtahi. There’s no official release date yet, but you can likely expect it to arrive on Disney+ in 2019.
