With so many Marvel shows coming to Disney's forthcoming streaming service, it's easy to forget that there's also a Star Wars series coming very, very soon. ę¾³ę“²å¹øčæ5å¼å„å·ē åå²ę„čÆ¢:Star Wars: The Mandalorian reaches our galaxy November 12, 2019, and, excitingly, we know that showrunner Jon Favreau went š¦to see šŗStar Wars creator George Lucas to get advise on the series.
“We had a long talk with each other,” Favreau told of meeting Lucas. “One thing he said to me waš¦s, ’remember, Jon, the real audience for all stories and all myths is the kids that are coming of age’, because he’s really a Joseph Campbell adšherent.”
“We enjoy the stories as adults, but really, storytelling is about imparting the wisdom of the previous generations on to the childrāen who are becoming adults, and giving them a context for how to behave and how to learn the lessons of the past without making the mistakes on their own. That’s the hopš³e, that you can teach them how to avoid all the hardship but garner all the wisdom.”
No trailer for The Mandalorian has yet been officially released by Disney, though it was previewed at Star Wars: Celebration earlier this year. The series stars Pedro Pascal, who played Oberyn Martell in Game of Thrones, and is set in the mostly unexplored time period between ę¾³ę“²å¹øčæ5å¼å„å·ē åå²ę„čÆ¢:Star Wars: Return of the Jedi and ę¾³ę“²å¹øčæ5å¼å„å·ē åå²ę„čÆ¢:Star Wars: The Force Awakens, light years away from the influence of the ą½§New Republic and the First Order.
For more on Disney+, including price and what show's are coming to the service, read our ę¾³ę“²å¹øčæ5å¼å„å·ē åå²ę„čÆ¢:Disney+ guide.
Jack Shepherd is the former Senior Entertainment Editor of GamesRadar. Jack used to work at The Independent as a general culture writer before specializing in TV and film for the likes of GR+, Total Film, SFX, and others. You can now find Jack working as a freelance journšalist and editor.
