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Werner Herzog is one of Germany’s great filmmakers. French director Francois Truffaut called Herzog “the most important film director alive” and legendary film critic Roger Ebert was a huge fan of Herzog’s work.

Lucasfilm's Kathleen Kennedy told ET upon the release of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. «I think is certainly an indication of some of the ideas that are percolating.

Doug Chiang is the Vice President and Creative Director of Lucasfilm. He’s an Oscar-winning designer who has worked on more iconic projects than you can imagine including “Death Becomes Her,” “Forest Gump,” “Rogue One” and five out of the last six “Star Wars” films.

Did you know on the set of “The Mandalorian” they referred to The Child (or Baby Yoda as fans have christened) as “Baby?” That was one of the biggest revelations to at least this writer when Bryce Dallas Howard joined the latest episode of the Four Quadrant podcast.

When Lucasfilm announced that the studio was working with Jon Favreau on a new “Star Wars” series titled “The Mandalorian,” it was assumed that the series spawned from the previous development on the long-rumored “Boba Fett” spin-off feature. However, according to ‘Mandalorian’ filmmaker Dave Filoni, that’s actually not the case at all.

Though he is best known for playing Luke Skywalker in the “Star Wars” franchise, Mark Hamill has had a very prolific voice acting career over the years, appearing in many beloved cartoons from “Batman: The Animated Series,” to “Avatar: The Last Airbender.” This is to say, we shouldn’t really be that surprised to know that Hamill managed to sneak in a voice acting cameo in season 1 of “The Mandalorian.” READ MORE: Jon Favreau Says ‘Mandalorian’ Season 2 Is Still On Track For October The cameo was

Though the production delays of major films such as “Mission: Impossible 7,” “The Matrix 4,” “Avatar 2,” and the various projects at Marvel Studios seem to be getting a lot of headlines due to the COVID-19 pandemic, TV is probably in a worse spot. With seasons of series already wrapped up for the year, pretty much all new installments of shows have been delayed due to the pandemic, leaving networks and streaming services without much to offer this fall.

When it was announced that actor Timothy Olyphant had been cast in Season 2 of “The Mandalorian,” not much was known about what character he might portray. However, if a new report from /Film is correct, we know exactly who Olyphant will be playing and it appears he’ll be wearing the iconic armor of Boba Fett.

Even though Mark Hamill’s days are behind him, that doesn’t mean he’ll turn his back on the long-running and expanding franchise created by George Lucas. “There are so many stories they can tell, so many talented actors and writers and directors, and now I can just be a fan. I’ll always be partial to any project,” he tells ET’s Ash Crossan while discussing the news that filmmaker Taika Waititi, who is an executive producer of the comedy series, is set to helm a standalone  film.

The Skywalker Saga is the past and Disney+ is the future for the galaxy far, far away.

The galaxy far, far away's longest-running sagas came to their respective ends with and Monday's series finale of. The future, it now seems, is Disney+'s .

Baby Yoda fans, rejoice. We have new updates pouring in when it comes to The Mandalorian‘s season 2 release date, spoilers, and news—and some are coming by way of actors within the Star Wars universe itself, so we know we can trust them. For those of you who could *really* use your dose of Baby Yoda’s adoring orbs for eyes (or Pedro Pascal’s drawling voice as Mando), this one’s for you.

The Skywalker Saga has officially come to a close, a sci-fi opera that began more than four decades ago with 1977's and ended, two trilogies later, with last year's. But there are plenty more stories to tell from that galaxy far, far away.

The Skywalker Saga has officially come to a close, a sci-fi opera that began more than four decades ago with 1977's and ended, two trilogies later, with last year's. But there are plenty more stories to tell from that galaxy far, far away.

Disney knows how much you loved, so to celebrate Star Wars Day, the House of Mouse is serving up more Mando, more Baby Yoda, more galaxy far, far away. It's not season two — that's set to arrive later this year — but a docuseries about the making of the first season.

A documentary series about the making of The Mandalorian will be released on Disney+ on Star Wars Day.

First launched in November 2019, Disney+ is among the latest streaming platforms to emerge in the wake of the success of Netflix and Hulu. While only a few months old, the subscription video on-demand service boasts a deep vault of family-friendly content from Walt Disney Studios and Television as well as Marvel, National Geographic, Pixar, and the franchise.

It's been quite a ride for Star Wars fans as the Skywalker Saga reached its end in December 2019, with the release of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. While fans weren't exactly elated by how things ended, they still have The Mandalorian to look forward to. Created by Jon Favreau, Star Wars' first live-action series, premiered on Disney+ in November 2019 and became a huge hit. Pedro Pascal, who stars as Mando got a ton of praise for his performance.

The Mandalorian started out in good-stead with a strong pilot; though, like most shows it suffered in its sophomore episode as it wrestled with figuring out where to go next. Thankfully, ‘Chapter 3: The Sin’ picks that slump back up for the best episode of the series thus far and some of the best Star Wars content in years.

Giving us twice the action on launch day, Disney+ arrived with the first two episodes of The Mandalorian. Chapter One offered a gritty take on the Star Wars formula, ending with our titular gunslinger facing his bounty: The Child (or Baby Yoda, as the Internet knows him).

Over 5 months since it first launched overseas, the House of Mouse’s hotly-anticipated Disney+ has finally arrived in the UK. Whilst it brings a lot of great content with it, the most notable addition is perhaps The Mandalorian – Jon Favreau’s hotly-anticipated Star Wars spin-off – and the first two episodes are available to watch on the new streaming platform now.

Slashfilm and HNEntertainment are reporting that Sin City, Desperado, and Alita: Battle Angel filmmaker Robert Rodriguez is set to direct ‘at least one episode’ of the second season of Disney’s applauded live-action Star Wars TV series The Mandalorian.

Rosario Dawson has joined season 2 of “The Mandalorian” in a role which will have “Clone Wars” fans brimming with excitement.

Disney’s new streaming service will launch in Ireland and the UK with the first two episodes of Star Wars series The Mandalorian.

For the past seven years, showrunners Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan have dedicated their professional lives to “Westworld,” HBO’s sprawling and cerebral sci-fi series loosely based on Michael Crichton’s 1973 movie. In the story, a race of artificially intelligent robots in the not-too-distant future violently rises up against the humans who’ve used and abused them for sport.

Disney is gearing up for a splashy free TV premiere of “The Mandalorian” in Germany ahead of the official March 24 launch of its much anticipated Disney Plus streaming service, but “Star Wars”-loving Amazon Fire TV users may be in for a disappointment.

Hollywood union publicists have selected Warner Bros.’ “Joker” and  Disney’s “The Mandalorian” as winners of the Maxwell Weinberg Awards for top publicity campaigns last year.

The Mandalorian was a huge hit for the newfound Disney+ streaming service in 2019, and fans are dying to know when Season 2 will be released.

“The Mandalorian” could be taking a page from “The Avengers.”