‘The Mandalorian’ Season 2 Has Robert Rodriguez Directing At Least One Episode
Not too long ago, there was an unsubstantiated rumor going around thatLogandirector James Mangold andAlita: Battle AngeldirectorRobert Rodriguezwould be directing episodes in the second season of the live-actionStar WarsseriesThe Mandalorian. However, since James Mangoldflat out debunked the storyand Robert Rodriguez never said a thing, it didn’t sound like any of it was true. But today, we have word that half of that story was accurate after all: Robert Rodriguez has directed at least one episode in the second season ofThe Mandalorian.
HN Entertainmentwas first to legitimize news of Robert Rodriguez directingThe Mandalorianfor season 2. While we can’t completely confirm this, we’ve also heard the same exact thing recently from our own independent sources. We don’t know for certain whether or not he’s directing a single episode or perhaps two episodes this season.The Mandalorianexecutive producerJon Favreauand Robert Rodriguez have been friends for a long time thanks to their experiences as indie directors turned blockbuster filmmakers, so it only makes sense that theDesperadodirector was brought in to take a crack atThe Mandalorian. Rodriguez has a knack for creating incredible action sequences, so we can’t wait to see what he does in the Star Wars universe.
Throughout his career, Rodriguez has been passionate about streamlining the movie production process, especially when it comes to visual effects being used to create environments in place of building expensive sets, as evidenced with theSin CityandSpy Kidsfranchises. So Rodriguez must have been champing at the bit to work with the innovative Stagecraft technology that Lucasfilm has been employing behind the scenes ofThe Mandalorian(see how it all works over here), which is basically his filmmaking dream come true.
This news comes hot on the heels ofour own exclusive scoopthatRosario Dawsonwill be appearing in the second season ofThe Mandalorianas a live-action version of Ahsoka Tano, the popular Jedi character fromThe Clone WarsandStar Wars Rebels.
As for who will be at the helm of the rest of The Mandalorian’s second season, Jon Favreau already revealed that he would be directing an episode, and series cast memberCarl Weathersgot behind the camera as well. Plus,Dave Filoniwas confirmed to directat least one episode when the series wrapped production recently.
