He’s also an executive producer along with Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni, who are overseeing the entire slate of Mando-era series.įor those looking to spend some credits on high-quality Star Wars merch, we strongly recommend Denuo Novo’s Mandalorian helmet and the recent Obi-Wan Kenobi and Darth Vader Force FX lightsabers. He serves as showrunner, co-writer, director, and executive producer.Ĭhristopher Ford, who worked alongside Watts on the scripts for Clown, Cop Car, and Spider-Man: Homecoming, is the main writer behind the show. The series was created by Jon Watts, who pitched the idea to Jon Favreau during production on Spider-Man: Far From Home. It consists of Jon Watts (Spider-Man: No Way Home), David Lowery (The Green Knight), Daniels ( Everything Everywhere All At Once (opens in new tab)), Jake Schreier (Beef), and The Mandalorian veterans Bryce Dallas Howard and Lee Isaac Chung. Skeleton Crew revealed its full director lineup at Star Wars Celebration. Skeleton Crew trailersĮxecutive producers Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni giving an interview on Star Wars. The end of the first-look teased an escape out of a prison with the help of a Force-sensitive individual played by Jude Law. They encounter strange creatures and pirates, among which is The Mandalorian’s Vane, a Nikto scoundrel. The group of kids consists of two girls, one boy, and a small alien that appears to be an Ortolan (Max Rebo fans rejoice). One day, they do find adventure and leave the planet aboard what looks to be a mercenary starship.

The closed-doors footage shown at Star Wars Celebration opened with kids living on a forested world and doing the usual stuff kids do in Amblin-inspired (opens in new tab) movies and shows: going to school and riding (speeder) bikes while looking for adventures. Series creator Jon Watts says the tone will be darker than anyone expects going in, so that’s intriguing. At some point, they get lost in deep space and can’t find their way home. Plot specifics are still unknown, but the synopsis released by Disney and Lucasfilm says that the story follows a group of daring children who go on adventure which ends up being more than they can handle. Vane in The Mandalorian season 3 episode 1.

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