Pedro Pascal was trying on his character's helmet for"The Mandalorian" - the mega-budget, live-action show which launches the Disney+ streaming platform this Tuesday - when he caught a glimpse in the mirror."If you grow up playing with Star Wars toys, and seeing the movies, and then you're staring at yourself and you are the image of that childhood imagination - it's a super 'pinch me' moment," recalled Pascal.Its new rival to Netflix - costing US$6.
Plot details are tightly under wraps. But the story is set five years after"Return of the Jedi," and follows his adventures as a gun-for-hire roaming the galaxy's lawless outer reaches. But die-hard Star Wars fans will be most excited by the presence of executive producer and director Dave Filoni, described as George Lucas's"right-hand man."But Filoni worked for almost a decade closely alongside the filmmaker on previous Star Wars projects, and brings some old-school continuity to the project.
"I tried to offer the knowledge that I've had passed on to me by George for Star Wars, and the way that he likes to shoot things," said Filoni.Along with"The Mandalorian," at least two other live-action Star Wars series are in the works for Disney+.From launch, the platform will also premiere a live-action remake of"Lady and the Tramp".
Tessa Thompson and Justin Theroux voice the pampered pure-breed and stray mutt who fall deeply in love.The 10-episode scripted series sees pupils at the real Salt Lake City school where the original movie was filmed rehearse a new production of its hit songs 13 years later.