Peyton Reed Discusses Directing The Mandalorian and Knowing When to Use the Volume

In a recent interview with Collider for the next MCU installment Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, Director Peyton Reed discussed learning how best to use the Volume during his time on set directing episodes 2 and 8 of The Mandalorian season 2.



Self-proclaimed Star Wars fan, Reed described how he was brought on for season 2:

Favreau is known for fostering a collaborative space in the making of The Mandalorian, so it’s no surprise to learn that Reed worked with Favreau on fleshing out the script. It is perhaps surprising that Reed was tapped for this horror-leaning episode in the first place, given his portfolio in comedy. Nevertheless, it is an excellent episode that artfully brings to life a horde of scary space spiders first drawn by Ralph McQuarrie.







Explaining how he signed on to direct the finale, Reed said:

It’s interesting to learn that Reed had already begun work on Quantumania and effectively paused on that in order to squeeze in the season 2 finale of The Mandalorian. For Star Wars fans in the industry, when Luke comes knocking, you answer.



Reed explained how his experience with the Volume informed his decisions on how and when to use it for Quantumania effectively:

In a post Kenobi and Andor world, it’s encouraging to see directors use the Volume in an enthusiastic but measured way. We don’t want to see this technology replace on-location sets, but neither should we discard it. Now that the Volume has been around for a few years, and we have a better understanding of its limitations, I expect it will increasingly become a valued tool in a filmmaker’s toolkit.



Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania hits theaters February 17. Read the full original article here.



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