Star Wars: Jon Favreau Teases Taika Waititi’s Role In ‘The Mandalorian’

Jon Favreau just teased Taika Waititi’s role in The Mandalorian and it may be a familiar character from the Star Wars canon.

Thor: Ragnarok director Taika Waititi helmed an episode of the first ever live-action Star Wars series The Mandalorian and has a role in the series as well. Taika Waititi recently teased his role in The Mandalorian may have to do with Boba Fett, but some fans speculated he could be a clone.

Jon Favreau revealed late last year IG-88 will appear in The Mandalorian and it appears Taika Waititi will be playing the classic Star Wars character due to a recent Instagram post from Jon Favreau. Check it out below:

It was also revealed on Thursday The Mandalorian will have a panel at Star Wars Celebration in Chicago next month on Sunday, April 14 with Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni. Do you think Taika Waititi is a good fit to play IG-88? Are you excited about Jon Favreau’s Star Wars series The Mandalorian? Comment below!

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 Mandalorian stars Pedro Pascal, Gina Carano, Giancarlo Esposito, Emily Swallow, Carl Weathers, Omid Abtahi, Werner Herzog, and Nick Nolte. The series was written by Jon Favreau, who also serves as an executive producer alongside Dave Filoni, Kathleen Kennedy, and Colin Wilson. Karen Gilchrist is also on board as a co-executive producer.

Dave Filoni will direct the first episode of the series and additional episodes will be helmed by Thor: Ragnarok director Taika Waititi, Jurassic World star Bryce Dallas Howard, Dope director Rick Famuyiwa, and Jessica Jones episode director Deborah Chow.

The Mandalorian will be available exclusively on Disney+ in 2019.

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