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MAKING THE MANDALORIAN
“It was fun to add
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easter eggs that
harked back to past
storylines familiar
to the audience.”
Jon Favreau

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tried to offer the knowledge 04 The eponymous
bounty hunter.
that had been passed on to
me by George for Star Wars 05 The Child: a
things,” Filoni explains. “If small, green
force of nature.
there was some minutia of Star
Wars detail that I was very sold 06 Nick Nolte
on because it had always been provides the
voice for vapor
that way, Jon would ask, ‘But farmer Kuiil
why?’ You know who else used
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to do that all the time? George.
the Mos Eisley
Occasionally when I would Cantina. fans. It was fun to add Easter eggs because I wanted to be challenged,
come to him with something, that harked back to past storylines to hit another level. It has been a
08 Gina Carano
he would ask, ‘Why does that familiar to the audience—and that great collaboration and a great step
(Cara Dune)
have to be that way? That’s with Chapter 4 included content from the animated for me to take. I’m really thrilled
never been said.’ Depending director Bryce programs Dave worked on. But at with the show and I hope the
Dallas Howard.
on my response, sometimes he the same time, we didn’t want to audience is, too.”
would go for it, and then other divide and segment the audience; Favreau’s evident excitement at
times he would just say, ‘Maybe we wanted to bring everything being able to collaborate with Filoni
that’s not the best story.’” together so it created an overarching on this project is also palpable,
Favreau agrees with Filoni’s narrative that rewarded everyone, with his enthusiasm lighting up
assessment. “Dave has been a to include not only the people who the room. “I wouldn’t be doing this
treasure trove of information, have grown up with Star Wars since without Dave Filoni,” he’s happy
and during the course of creating they were kids but also for newer to admit. “It’s this relationship and
the show we tried to work stuff fans who are experiencing Star Wars what I learned from him, and what
in, like making a reference to Life for the fi rst time.” he learns from me, that really makes
Day or including a prop that is Filoni reveals, “I feel this is some it. We’re both students. We both
appreciated by a core group of the best stuff I have worked on, love to learn.”

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