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FIRST LOOK: Here’s the Mando from Star Wars: The Mandalorian TV show… and Taika Waititi will direct an episode!

October 5th, 2018 by Marc Comments

Holy crap! Check out the Mandalorian armour on, em, The Mandalorian! 

Yes, the new Star Wars live-action series has started filming as was just officially announced and we have our first look – presumably – at the star of the show.

But who is under the helmet? Well, we reckon it’s Game of Thrones star Pedro Pascal… but nothing official on that yet.

But check out the talent that will be directing this! Dave Filoni, Bryce Dallas Howard, the man who almost directed the live-action Flash movie, Rick Famuyiwa and Thor: Ragnarok director Taika Waititi!

That’s some line-up of talent!

Here’s the official details:

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. Stay tuned to StarWars.com for updates.

Source: Star Wars

Marc is a self-confessed nerd. Ever since seeing Star Wars for the first time around 1979 he’s been an unapologetic fan of the Wars and still believes, with Clone Wars and now Underworld, we are yet to see the best Star Wars. He’s a dad of two who now doesn’t have the time (or money) to collect the amount of toys, comics, movies and books he once did, much to the relief of his long-suffering wife. In the real world he’s a graphic designer. He started Following the Nerd because he was tired of searching a million sites every day for all the best news that he loves and decided to create one place where you can go to get the whole lot. Secretly he longs to be sitting in the cockpit of his YT-1300 Corellian Transport ship with his co-pilot Chewie, roaming the universe, waiting for his next big adventure, but feels just at home watching cartoons with his kids….