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The new Star Wars spin-off to The Mandalorian, despite its slow start, concluded its first season with strong viewership ratings. Created by Jon Favreau, the series focuses on the bounty hunter, Boba Fett and is set after the events of the 1983 film Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi.
- Temuera Morrison, who plays the titular character Boba Fett, in the new 2021 TV series, also played the role of Boba’s father Jango Fett in the film Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones released in 2002
- The notorious bounty hunter and Boba’s mentor, Cad Bane, is modeled after The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly character, called ‘Bad’, played by Lee Van Cleef in the 1966 film. There are also very obvious similarities to Snake Walker, aka Frog Killer, from the 1979 film The Muppet Movie.
- The Mandalorian and its spin-off, The Book of Boba did not use green screen or real locations. Instead, LED walls that are 20 feet tall are used as background projections. This technology is reportedly more convenient as it helps actors visualize the locations better than green or blue screens, and it also saves the hassle of moving the entire production crew to different locations
- Temuera Morrison has incorporated his Māori heritage and warrior spirit into the series through the Tusken Raiders, settled in the ‘sands of Tatooine’, depicted in the show. The New Zealander who is accustomed to the haka warrior dance is said to have paid homage to it as well in the series.
- The dog droids shown in the first episode of the series are neither CGI rendered nor props created for the series. These are real robotic dogs created by Boston Dynamics called ‘Spot’ robots.
- Similarly, the character Mayor Mok Shaiz, voiced by one of the show’s lead directors Robert Rodriguez, is not a CGI rendered character. Mok Shaiz is an animatronic creation similar to how Steven Speilberg created the Tyrannosaurus Rex in Jurassic Park, which remains the largest animatronic ever built.
- Temuera Morrison's stand-in, referred to as Jimmy, performed several voices in the series, especially during the scenes involving the cousins of Jabba the Hutt called the Twins.
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