Taika Waititi Says The Mandalorian Tone Will Adhere Closer to the Original Star Wars Trilogy

Speaking at a TCA Winter Press Tour panel for What We Do In the Shadows (via SlashFilm.com), director Taika Waititi shared some details on the upcoming live-action Star Wars TV series The Mandalorian below are some highlights. During his panel, Waititi discussed the show adhering to the tone of the first Star Wars films and not using “too many jokes.” The Mandalorian is slated to launch on Disney+ later this year.

Waititi on how Star Wars is different from Marvel: “Star Wars is very different to Marvel style. They know that the tone of the first films really should be kind of adhered to. That’s what the fans like and you can’t really disrespect it I guess is a nicer way of saying can’t put too many jokes in. There’s a bit, definitely my tone is in there, the dialogue and stuff like that.”

Waititi on Boba Fett being a fan-favorite: “For most kids growing up with those films, [Boba Fett] was one of the most favorite characters, even though he’s barely in the films. Just the idea of bounty hunters, the helmets are so cool. Just getting to see characters like that and getting to shoot with them is pretty cool.”

Waititi on the writing and scripts: “Favreau’s a genius and so smart and so good at what he does and creating these worlds. The scripts are really great. It was really fun doing something in the Star Wars universe. It was every kid’s dream just to see a storm trooper. When you’re doing these scenes with like 50 or 60 of them, it’s pretty amazing. I loved it.”