Katee Sackhoff Describes Shooting The Mandalorian, Her Reaction To Seeing The Heiress, and How Season 3 Also Used Real Locations

Katee Sackhoff popped by the Sith Council set in early February to record an interview with host Kristian Harloff, which aired this week shortly before the premiere episode of The Mandalorian season 3. In it, she talked about her experience on set, with other fellow cast and crew members, and gave small teases about what's to come. What follows are some of the highlights from that interview, which you can check out in full length in the video linked at the bottom -- that also contains the actress telling funny stories about motherhood, gathering her family to watch a trailer in which she didn't appear, and much more.



At the beginning of the interview, which was recorded on February 1st, Harloff showed the actress the teaser poster that had just been revealed that morning, featuring Din Djarin wielding the Darksaber, to which she reacted by saying:

Going back to the end of season 2, saved the day and picked up Grogu to train him, Sackhoff reiterated once again that she was told and believed the Jedi that was coming in to rescue the baby was Plo Koon:

Sackhoff joined the cast of the second season in 2019, even before the series started airing, so when asked if she could wrap her head around how massive the show would become, she said the following:

She got the call a couple of months after Star Wars Celebration 2019 (which took place in April), where, as she told the story, bumped into Dave Filoni, whom she knew from their time together in The Clone Wars, and joked around with him about bringing Bo-Katan into The Mandalorian at some point:

The Mandalorian season 3 started shooting before The Book of Boba Fett premiered, so Sackhoff was a bit lost when she found out Grogu was on the set with them:

The conversation then shifted towards Mercedes Moné (also known as Sasha Banks, who played Koska Reeves in a couple of episodes in season 2). Said the actress about her:

Sackhoff attended Star Wars Celebration in 2022 for the first time as a member of The Mandalorian, and she relived the experience in the interview:

She later added that she was told in advance that the trailer that premiered at Celebration, which she was a part of, was meant to be only for people in the room that would understand the larger context of the scenes, not to be shown to the general public as a piece of promotion.







In the second season, when we reunited with Bo-Katan again, we saw how she was very hesitant about taking the Darksaber from Din's hands if it hadn't been won in combat. This topic was very discussed back in late 2020, which Sackhoff addressed:

She also explained how this was a hard season for her mentally, and she required a lot of help from Jon Favreau to get through it:

She also added how she is an actress that likes to be directed on set:

Sackhoff also added that she's seen parts of the show while doing additional recordings in post-production and she can't wait for people to finally check it out. She has also come a long way since the moment in late 2020 when she first appeared in The Mandalorian, as she was terrified of the response her appearance might get from the fans online:

Bo-Katan (Katee Sackhoff), Grogu, and Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) in The Mandalorian season 3. Photo revealed by Empire Magazine.



That episode, titled 'The Heiress', was directed by Bryce Dallas Howard, whom Katee Sackhoff can't stop gushing about:

A key element of Howard's directing in that episode, as the actress said, was finding how Bo-Katan walks and talks in live-action:

Bo-Katan Kryze (Katee Sackhoff) in Lucasfilm's THE MANDALORIAN, season three, exclusively on Disney+. ©2022 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Rights Reserved.



When asked about what working with Pedro Pascal is like, she couldn't resist but sing his praises:

She added that one of the benefits of having such a large ensemble of stunt people is that she could be with her newborn more than she thought she would, as she was born two months into filming season 3. She also told amazing stories about motherhood that we highly encourage you to check out for yourself in the video linked below.



Towards the end of the conversation, Sackhoff was asked about whether or not Kathleen Kennedy is ever on set, to which she replied:

Finally, to wrap up the interview, the actress confirmed that the first season didn't only use the Volume, but they also shot on location. (In fact, the castle that we meet her in in the first episode is in the Scottish highlands.) She went on to describe her experience shooting on the Volume:

You can check out the interview in full here:



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIjynbpaF-I



Additionally, another episode of Sith Council was recorded on Wednesday, where Harloff and co-host Steph Sabraw talked about Chapter 17 of The Mandalorian in depth. If you're interested, check it out here:



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlEl227VpeE



The Mandalorian season 3 returns with new episodes every Wednesday. You can check out Miguel's review of the premiere here.



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