The first official trailer for The Mandalorian, Disney’s live-action Star Wars show, dropped at Disney’s D23 Expo over the weekend, and it did not disappoint.
There are some impressive actors in there, including Breaking Bad’s Giancarlo Esposito and cult film director Werner Herzog in easily the strangest cameo we’ve seen in a while. We already had a general idea of what actor was playing which character, but Entertainment Weekly has some more solid information. Let’s meet the cast, starting with the Mandalorian himself, played by Game of Thrones alum Pedro Pascal. According to EW, this lone bounty hunter does have a real name, but we’re getting the idea that the show is going to keep it quiet for a while. Still no word on whether he’s going to remove that helmet at some point.
The Mandalorian (Pedro Pascal) in Lucasfilm’s THE MANDALORIAN.
Here’s IG-11, voiced by Thor: Ragnarock director Taika Waititi.
The Mandalorian. IG-11. Disney/Lucasfilm
This is not, in fact, the IG-88 bounty hunter droid we met in The Empire Strikes Back, although apparently this guy will get mistaken for that character.
It sounds like IG-11 may bring some comic relief. Nothing beats a gun-toting robot with an identity crisis.
Carl Weathers plays Greef Carga, the leader of a bounty hunter guild that hires the Mandalorian to track a valuable asset, a mission no one else wants.
Greef (Carl Weathers) in Lucasfilm’s THE MANDALORIAN.
Gina Carano plays Cara Dune, a veteran of the Galactic Civil war and a former Rebel shock trooper turned mercenary.
Cara Dune (Gina Carano) in Lucasfilm’s THE MANDALORIAN.
Giancarlo Esposito plays Moff Gideon. After the fall of the Empire, many Imperial Moffs — previously governors ruling on behalf of the Emperor — were left on their own, becoming local warlords with private armies. So it is with Gibeon.
The Mandalorian. Moff Gideon. Lucasfilm/Disney
Although EW doesn’t mention her, Game of Thrones star Natalia Tena (Osha) will play a Twi’lek alien.
Natalia Tena in The Mandalorian. Disney/Lucasfilm
EW doesn’t have any info on the characters played by Herzog or Nick Nolte, which could indicate that they’ll only have small parts…or that they’re saving the best for last. Just how often are we going to hear Herzog’s thick German accent?
The Mandalorian drops on November 12, when Diseny+ goes live.
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