‘The Mandalorian’ Director Taika Waititi Says The First ‘Star Wars’ Live-Action Series Is Close To The Original Trilogy [TCA 2018]
Taika Waititiis one of the directors working on Disney+’s upcoming streaming seriesThe Mandalorian, set in the world ofStar Warsbounty hunters. Waititi confirmed that the first live-actionStar Warsseries would match the tone of the originaltrilogy. That required some adaptation from the comedic director ofThor: RagnarokandWhat We Do In The Shadows,but he was happy to fall in line.
The Original Trilogy Lives
“Star Warsis very different to Marvel style,” Waititi told press after a TCA panel for theWhat We Do In the ShadowsTV series. “They know that the tone of the first films really should be kind of adhered to. That’s what the fans like and you can’t really disrespect it I guess is a nicer way of saying can’t put too many jokes in. There’s a bit, definitely my tone is in there, the dialogue and stuff like that.“That’s good news for fans who might have worried a TV series could water down the movies, although nothing could be further from the original tone than the three prequels. Plus, Dave Filoni is involved and he managed consistency with his animatedStar Warsshows.
Boba Fett’s Legacy
Star Warsfans have been clamoring for more Boba Fett ever sinceThe Empire Strikes Back, or perhaps even since theStar Wars Holiday Specialanimated short. He was unceremoniously dismissed in the beginning ofReturn of the Jedi, so perhaps The Mandaloriancan carry on his legacy. Pedro Pascal has been cast as a Mandalorian gunfighter and a droid bounty hunter has already been revealed.“For most kids growing up with those films, [Boba Fett] was one of the most favorite characters, even though he’s barely in the films,” Waititi said. “Just the idea of bounty hunters, the helmets are so cool. Just getting to see characters like that and getting to shoot with them is pretty cool.”
More Stormtroopers
Jon Favreau createdThe Mandalorianfor Disney+. Jumping into a later episode, Waititi confirmed that Favreau’s world-building was sound. He also revealed a massive Stormtrooper army scene.“Favreau’s a genius and so smart and so good at what he does and creating these worlds,” Waititi said. “The scripts are really great. It was really fun doing something in theStar Warsuniverse. It was every kid’s dream just to see a storm trooper. When you’re doing these scenes with like 50 or 60 of them, it’s pretty amazing. I loved it.“Look forThe Mandalorianwhen Disney launches Disney+ this year.
