The Mandalorian Cast and Crew Talk Grogu, Cloning, and Having Fun on Set; New TV Spot Released

In their 20-page coverage of The Mandalorian season 3, Empire Magazine revealed some interesting bits about the making of the show through their interviews with the people behind it (via r/StarWarsLeaks). The focus was mainly on Grogu, the adorable character that took over the world in late 2019 and whom we learned more about in season 2.



For instance, we were told in Chapter 13 the character's name when Ahsoka read it off her mind. Favreau explained how he used this moment to further explore the rules of Force-using:

Rick Famuyiwa, who was promoted to executive producer on the third season and also directed two episodes, explained that he, much like many people in the audience, was slightly confused when he first heard the name, but ultimately it grew up on him:

A lot is still unclear about the character. An interesting question that has been brought up here and there is whether or not he's a clone of Yoda. Favreau clarified to Empire that this is not the case, while teasing that the new season might continue to explore the concept of cloning:

Filoni also admitted that he didn't know the character would become such a large part of pop culture, adding that the first one to say as much was Werner Herzog:

At the end of The Book of Boba Fett, we had the reunion between Din Djarin and Grogu; Pedro Pascal was very moved by this moment, as he explained:

(L-R): The Mandalorian (Pedro Pascal), Grogu and Peli Motto (Amy Sedaris) in Lucasfilm's THE MANDALORIAN, season three, exclusively on Disney+. ©2022 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Rights Reserved.



Amy Sedaris also dropped by to light up the place, sharing some behind-the-scenes stories about how complicated it is for her (and Pedro Pascal) to read Star Wars dialogue. Interestingly enough, she hints that she may have shared some time on set with Pascal, though it's unclear whether this was on season 3 or any of the previous seasons:

She also expanded on how Jon Favreau likes to casually puzzle her with some unexpected directions:

Sedaris is also aware of the overall mixed reception to her character, which she fully embraces:

In other Mandalorian news, a new TV spot appeared on social media on Monday, including two new shots from the third season:



https://twitter.com/Zcure1/status/1627734208050515969



Showrunner Jon Favreau also reiterated in a recent interview that the fourth season of the show is already written, which means it could go into production as soon as this year. That will depend on the schedules, of course, as another spin-off series codenamed 'Ghost Track 17' is also reportedly in the works -- this could be either the working title of the fourth season, or a separate project from Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni. An announcement should be made this April during Star Wars Celebration.



Meanwhile, The Mandalorian returns with its third season on March 1. We're very close now.



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