‘Star Wars’ Celebration: ‘Mando+: A Conversation With Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni’ Panel Recap
As the third day of Star Wars Celebration kicks off, so does the “Mando+: A Conversation with Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni” panel. Starting at 11am PT, the description says the executive producers of The Mandalorian will take “a look back and a look ahead at what’s to come.”
Lucky Star Wars Celebration attendees already had the chance to watch the two of them briefly talk about the third season of the show, and take a look at a two-minute teaser for the third season during Thursday’s “Lucasfilm’s Studio Showcase Panel”.
As we head into Saturday’s panel, we wouldn’t be surprised if Favreau and Filoni also had some surprises about the new Ahsoka series, which was barely mentioned on Thursday. After all, it’s called “Mando+”, and if The Book of Boba Fett taught us something, it’s that all of these shows are basically one overarching story.
Our own James Baney is inside the room, live-tweeting what is being discussed in the panel through the StarWarsNewsNet Twitter account, and we will be updating this article with his tweets. Read on and see below:
The Mando+ Panel will begin in approximately 10 minutes! [THREAD] pic.twitter.com/ZD2pl3RkHO
— SWNN (@StarWarsNewsNet) May 28, 2022
The moderator today is @AshCrossan pic.twitter.com/uxYt2i3U25
— SWNN (@StarWarsNewsNet) May 28, 2022
Jon and Dave take the stage pic.twitter.com/1J0LaYGY1t
— SWNN (@StarWarsNewsNet) May 28, 2022
Jon is proud that the Mandalorian has brought new viewership to all Star Wars movies and animation through Disney+
— SWNN (@StarWarsNewsNet) May 28, 2022
Dave jokes that nothing has ever leaked. All secrets have been held. 😂
— SWNN (@StarWarsNewsNet) May 28, 2022
Jon is discussing the benefits of TV and says he loves it and is going to be doing it for a while.
— SWNN (@StarWarsNewsNet) May 28, 2022
Pedro Pascal is here! pic.twitter.com/CXvnyjBE7q
— SWNN (@StarWarsNewsNet) May 28, 2022
“Too many positives to pick a favorite reaction to the Mandalorian” but “Luke is up there.”
-Pedro pic.twitter.com/rb0wTB0s7k— SWNN (@StarWarsNewsNet) May 28, 2022
Dave says the plan for season two was always to have Luke train Grogu. “It was a perfect way to blend George’s character with Jon’s character. Then we brought in Ahsoka as well.”
— SWNN (@StarWarsNewsNet) May 28, 2022
Brendon Wayne and Lateef Crowder have entered! pic.twitter.com/vAwn0xDDA3
— SWNN (@StarWarsNewsNet) May 28, 2022
“The best people have no ego…and these guys have no ego and are the best people to work with.” -Lateef
— SWNN (@StarWarsNewsNet) May 28, 2022
Carl Weathers, Emily Swallow and Giancarlo Esposito are here!
Giancarlo jokes “he will squash that little green guy!” 😂
and is blown away by Jon saying that he trusts him to be this character with very little direction. pic.twitter.com/v7a56tZgPE
— SWNN (@StarWarsNewsNet) May 28, 2022
Emily says fans sometimes can’t believe she really is the Armorer, but loves being the character.
Favorite scene, is Paz and Mando beginning to fight, when she gets to remind them of the true meanings and ramifications of the creed and oath they both took.
— SWNN (@StarWarsNewsNet) May 28, 2022
Carl thanks the crowd for coming. “Is this a playoff game?!” 😂
— SWNN (@StarWarsNewsNet) May 28, 2022
Carl says he owes 90% of what you see onscreen to Jon. “If Jon hadn’t invited me to join, I wouldn’t be here.”
Says he’s going to drop a spoiler on us!
“Spring of 2023 is the release date for Mando Season 3”
“No spoilers.”
— SWNN (@StarWarsNewsNet) May 28, 2022
Powerful entrance from Temuera Morrison! pic.twitter.com/RSf3FQ0W9i
— SWNN (@StarWarsNewsNet) May 28, 2022
Ming-Na Wen sends her love. But can’t be here because of COVID. 🥲
— SWNN (@StarWarsNewsNet) May 28, 2022
Tem says he feels funny signing as Rex, and Cody, numerous game charachters and even Boba.
“Sorry Daniel” 😂
— SWNN (@StarWarsNewsNet) May 28, 2022
“Thank you Ludwig for all the music you have brought us.” -Jon
The lyrics were his idea and saved them for the final episode.
— SWNN (@StarWarsNewsNet) May 28, 2022
With possible insight on season 3, please welcome Katee Sackoff and now Executive Producer of Season 3 Rick Famuyiwa. pic.twitter.com/cWfQdYb2Ym
— SWNN (@StarWarsNewsNet) May 28, 2022
Rick is so excited to be on this journey…but no spoilers from him.
“Great job Rick!” -Dave
— SWNN (@StarWarsNewsNet) May 28, 2022
Katee says I can’t say anything about her head space in season 3 but at least she still has her head.
Jon says that’s a dig at Pre Vizsla who was her parter till Dave wrote in him losing his head.
— SWNN (@StarWarsNewsNet) May 28, 2022
Sneak peak at season 3!
— SWNN (@StarWarsNewsNet) May 28, 2022
The footage was the same as Thursday, but continued and was twice as long. Lots of new content shown.
— SWNN (@StarWarsNewsNet) May 28, 2022
That’s the + in Mando+ -Dave
— SWNN (@StarWarsNewsNet) May 28, 2022
Rosario Dawson stepped off set to talk Ahsoka with us. pic.twitter.com/fGMGKBNYZK
— SWNN (@StarWarsNewsNet) May 28, 2022
Rosario says that now she is Ahsoka (thanks to a fan support) she is thrilled to help bring her to life. Can’t wait to see her story continue.
— SWNN (@StarWarsNewsNet) May 28, 2022
For some reason…CHOPPER IS HERE! pic.twitter.com/J5hyNMxHVk
— SWNN (@StarWarsNewsNet) May 28, 2022
I’ve been developing this character for so long that we had to share…Ahsoka first look!
Teaser!
— SWNN (@StarWarsNewsNet) May 28, 2022
Sabine Wren has been cast! pic.twitter.com/b6HKEQb3Aa
— SWNN (@StarWarsNewsNet) May 28, 2022
Natasha Liu Bordizzo is playing her!
— SWNN (@StarWarsNewsNet) May 28, 2022
“So grateful to be part of this” -Natasha
— SWNN (@StarWarsNewsNet) May 28, 2022
Grogu has joined the panel and everyone gathers for a final group shot! pic.twitter.com/MCHN2HtrWR
— SWNN (@StarWarsNewsNet) May 28, 2022
Grogu!!! ❤️ pic.twitter.com/iYePjkB5HZ
— Chris 🔜 SWCA (@CelebratingSW) May 28, 2022
We will be providing more coverage for the rest of Star Wars Celebration during the day and through Sunday. Stay tuned for more!
Miguel Fernández is a Spanish student that has movies as his second passion in life. His favorite movie of all time is The Lord of the Rings, but he is also a huge Star Wars fan. However, fantasy movies are not his only cup of tea, as movies from Scorsese, Fincher, Kubrick or Hitchcock have been an obsession for him since he started to understand the language of filmmaking. He is that guy who will watch a black and white movie, just because it is in black and white.