‘The Mandalorian’: Did Pedro Pascal Really Quit the ‘Star Wars’ Series?
The breakout star of the Star Wars series The Mandalorian is the wide-eyed and cooing 50-year-old baby with Force powers. While Baby Yoda dominated the discussion surrounding the first season show, there are many other rumored new characters and possible surprises surrounding the second season of the show that will be released in October 2020.
One of the biggest and most surprising recent rumors about the show concerns the programs main non-puppet/ CGI based star: Pedro Pascal. According to unverified sources, the actor was said to have made the shocking decision to quit his role in the popular show during the filming of the second season.
These rumors have caused excited fans to wonder just who Pascal is, and worry if the actor truly quit the star-making role in the middle of production.
Who is Pedro Pascal?
Born José Pedro Balmaceda Pascal, the Chilean-American actor made appearances in a variety of popular television shows beginning in 1999, with his breakout coming as Prince Oberyn Martell in HBO’s Game of Thrones. The Snake Prince of Dorne appeared in seven total episodes of the popular fantasy show and quickly became a fan-favorite character before his gruesome death in a duel to the death with The Mountain.
Pascal has also appeared in a number of recent shows and films, including Narcos, Kingsman: The Golden Circle, and Triple Frontier. Pascal’s growing popularity is set to shoot even higher, as he will appear in the DC film Wonder Woman 1984 as the villainous Maxwell Lord in the highly anticipated sequel, as well as his upcoming role in The Mandalorian.
Who is ‘The Mandalorian?’
The first season of The Mandalorian furthers the adventures of various characters in a galaxy far, far away, mainly focusing on familiar yet never before seen characters in the ever-growing Star Wars canon. Pascal stars in the show as the titular character Mando, also known as The Mandalorian.
He is later revealed to be actually named Din Djarin, who is an elite bounty hunter and member of the nearly-extinct Mandalorian people. After being hired to find and deliver a mysterious creature that turns out to be The Child, Mando disobeys his assignment and instead becomes the pseudo father figure and protector of the mysterious Baby Yoda.
The two escape from a variety of nefarious foes, many of whom have evil plans for the adorable and powerful Child. The show has gained nearly universal praise from critics and notoriously picky Star Wars fans alike, and the second season has gathered a large amount of anticipation even with production issues swirling.
Did Pascal really quit ‘The Mandalorian?’
Although rumors recently circulated the internet claiming that Pascal quit the incredibly popular Disney Plus program, those rumors have been proven false. These incorrect reports claim that Pascal had issues wearing the bulky armor that is the trademark of Mando and his Mandalorian warrior brethren, which caused him to leave the show while filming the second season.
According to Inverse, these rumormongers claimed Pascal grew tired of not being able to show his face during the show, and that he was outshone by the popularity of Baby Yoda. The helmeted Mando is sworn to never show his face according to his people’s religion, so Pascal is mostly featured as a voice actor, while his stunt double Brendan Wayne, grandson of John Wayne, performs many of the exhilarating stunts and fight scenes in the show.
The second season promises the return of several beloved characters, more connections to the now long-gone Jedi Order, as well as many more precious Baby Yoda moments.
