THE BOOK OF BOBA FETT Star Temuera Morrison Is Determined Not To Let His Character Be "Put On The Shelf"

THE BOOK OF BOBA FETT Star Temuera Morrison Is Determined Not To Let His Character Be "Put On The Shelf"

We haven't seen Boba Fett since the season finale of his divisive Disney+ series, but if actor Temuera Morrison has any say in the matter, the legendary (former) bounty hunter will return...

By MarkCassidy - Jul 15, 2023 05:07 AM EST
Filed Under: Star Wars
Source: Via SFF Gazette

Though the series certainly has its defenders, it's probably fair to say that The Book of Boba Fett proved to be the most divisive of the Disney+ Star Wars shows yet.

After originally playing the character's father, Jango Fett, in Star Wars: Attack of the Clones, Temuera Morrison debuted as the legendary villain-turned-hero in season 2 of The Mandalorian before returning for his own spin-off series. Though the actor's performance was praised, many felt TBOBF failed to utilize "the most feared bounty hunter in the galaxy" to his full potential.

We still don't know if Morrison will reprise the role, but if the actor has any say in the matter, Fett will return to the Galaxy Far, Far Away sooner rather than later.

During an appearance on the Whatnot UK live podcast, Morrison said he's planning to drop into Lucasfilm on his way back to New Zealand to ensure that Fett is not left "on the shelf" for too long.

"There's a few things happening in L.A... I'm looking to pop into L.A. on the way home to New Zealand... and see what's happening in the galaxy. This is why I was gonna pop in and see what's going on, and make sure they're not gonna put me on a shelf."

Morrison is probably joking here, but this is not the first time he's indicated that he's not particularly pleased about the way his character was treated (it was recently confirmed that Fett was originally supposed to appear in season 3 of The Mandalorian).

In the same interview, the Aquaman actor reiterated his desire to play a live-action take on Captain Rex, who is rumored to make his debut in Ahsoka.

What do you make of Morrison's comments? Would you like to see more of his take on Boba Fett? Let us know in the usual place.

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TempleRod
TempleRod - 7/15/2023, 6:02 AM
LOL. Not up to him.
Boba Fett was crap. We really don't need anymore of that shit.
NOBODY CARES.
Get over it. Go do other things with your old ass self.
Humperdink
Humperdink - 7/15/2023, 12:11 PM
@TempleRod -



They ruined his character with that terrible series. The mystique is dead.
TheSuperMex
TheSuperMex - 7/15/2023, 12:11 PM
@TempleRod - you’re so weird.
Supercat6376
Supercat6376 - 7/15/2023, 4:48 PM
@Humperdink - best description I’ve read or heard about that show. “The mystique is dead “
TheShape9859
TheShape9859 - 7/15/2023, 6:02 AM
He'll probably be in the Mandoverse movie
TempleRod
TempleRod - 7/15/2023, 6:12 AM
Plus not only is he old. Which is okay.
But the guy is fat. He looks like a [frick]ing barrel.
It was so funny in his show, how he got eaten by the Sarlacc, and it resulted in him getting spitted out fat.
Like somehow they guy gained weight in that Pit.

Everything about his show was [frick]ing stupid. Great example of exactly why Kennedy Lucasfilm just sucks entirely. They want to take everything cool. and jjust turn it into Shit.
It's almost like they are doing it on purpose.
DTor91
DTor91 - 7/15/2023, 9:41 AM
@TempleRod - I’m sure he’s in insurmountably better shape than you.
dracula
dracula - 7/15/2023, 6:16 AM
Want to get people hyped for the character again

Get Daniel Logan back and finish the arc that started in the clone wars animated series

Have Temur open and bookend the show
Doomsday8888
Doomsday8888 - 7/15/2023, 6:21 AM
He's not just Boba but all the clones, he's Rex.
TempleRod
TempleRod - 7/15/2023, 7:33 AM
@Doomsday8888 - Fat Toga Ass Rex.
TempleRod
TempleRod - 7/15/2023, 7:36 AM
Boba Fett all walking around in his straight ass pajamas,
like some fat ass castaway. spat out of the Sarlacc mouth, gained about 80 pounds.
and all around his waist. Big FAT ASS piece of shit.
At least have some decency and CGI the man's form. But no, let's just let him be a Fat Ass for the whole show. That's OKAY.
Doomsday8888
Doomsday8888 - 7/15/2023, 7:40 AM
@TempleRod
Mf people CAN hit the gym and get into shape, you know? or is that too alien of a concept for your hating ass?

F*ck you, you are everything Superman fights against.
TempleRod
TempleRod - 7/15/2023, 7:41 AM
If Boba Fett was a female, YOU DAMN WELL KNOW they would be either CGI that shit, or just cancel the show entirely.
OR EVEN BETTER, they would've cast someone new. Which is what they should've actually done with this one. Cast someone new, since, this actor is a fat ass wooden block and you could probably throw a rock in Los Angeles and find a someone new that could play him better.
This guy brings nothing but nostalgia feels. He is a bad actor which is a large part of why his shitty ass Mando half season fell on it's face entirely.
That and also Ming Wa sucks in every single thing she touches. She reeks of "TV NCIS Actor" and she managed to bring that whole vibe onto the show as well.

Whoever thought she made sense needs to be fired. She's horrible.
TempleRod
TempleRod - 7/15/2023, 7:42 AM
@Doomsday8888 - LOL. Then he should've 'hit the gym' a long time ago.
A long time before filming this show.
It's embarrassing. and just speaking from a pragmatic mindset.
FireandBlood
FireandBlood - 7/15/2023, 9:01 AM
@TempleRod - Tf you on about fat? Temuera looks great for his age

TempleRod
TempleRod - 7/15/2023, 9:09 AM
@PlusUltra - Not criticizing him personally.
Yeah the man looks healthy and fit. Especially for his age.
But he's not Boba Fett. The series takes him basically straight out the Sarlacc Pit. And He's just not the same guy. He looks like a straight up barrel.

And again, that's not a plug on him. As Males get older, they get a more barrel shaped appearance usually. But it's just not Boba Fett.
Why does Boba Fett have to look like a barrel, simply because this bad actor who played him back in the early 80s, when the character did nothing, but for some reason this bad actor needs to be still associated with the character and play him again now.

No disrespect to the original actor, but they should've entirely recast him. Nothing about the man is crucial to Boba Fett. And it just dragged a lot of baggage into the show because of it, I think.
FireandBlood
FireandBlood - 7/15/2023, 9:12 AM
@TempleRod - He never played him in 80s. 😂 He played his dad in the prequels, and all the clones, and voiced him in all media since. You’re just talking shit for the sake of it at this point because most of the time you don’t even know what tf you’re talking about
TempleRod
TempleRod - 7/15/2023, 9:17 AM
@PlusUltra - OH EXCUSE ME for not being the biggest Lucasfilm simp in the world.
80s, 00s, what does it matter. Point is the guy is too old to play the role. They should've recasted.

Like I said, I don't know every single stupid thing that's happened, but I doubt anything was too much to get over a simple recasting. Because the guy is old and a little barrel shaped too. Does the Sarlacc Pit somehow make one barrel shaped and old all of a sudden?
Just recast. It would've been perfectly fine. And even better because they wouldn't have had to shape the whole narrative of the show around some toga ass barrel shaped Boba, being some fat ass old man.
FireandBlood
FireandBlood - 7/15/2023, 9:26 AM
@TempleRod - Your acting like you anything about Boba Fett, and you don’t even know the bare minimum. Making a damn fool of yourself
AmazingFILMporg
AmazingFILMporg - 7/15/2023, 10:19 AM
@PlusUltra -


The guy is in shape and has muscle mass and that is now considered fat😑?.....



These soy boy, triggered snowflakes want everyone to look like a Twink💁
pitbull76
pitbull76 - 7/15/2023, 11:49 AM
@TempleRod - The difference between him and you is he can go to a gym to fix his shape with you there is just no fixing stupidity.
DarthAlgar
DarthAlgar - 7/15/2023, 12:08 PM
@PlusUltra - That's an ironic statement for you to make. 😆
FireandBlood
FireandBlood - 7/15/2023, 12:30 PM
@DarthAlgar - Go on

Lokiwasright
Lokiwasright - 7/15/2023, 6:28 AM
Would you rather be shelft or watered down like indiana jones?
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 7/15/2023, 6:37 AM
Tem Morrison at Disney & Lucasfilm :



Kidding aside , TBoBF had its issues but I still found it to be decent overall personally

My favorite aspect of it was fleshing out the Tusken Raiders more and Boba’s relationship with them so I hope we get more of that in the future with the other tribes on Tattooine.
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 7/15/2023, 6:37 AM
I might be the only Star Wars fan alive that liked TBOBF.
JobinJ
JobinJ - 7/15/2023, 6:53 AM
He should be they butchered the character.
SgtSoggybottom
SgtSoggybottom - 7/15/2023, 7:21 AM
It’s not his character. His version of Boba is NOTHING like the Boba from the OT. You ruined it, man. Ruined it.
CorndogBurglar
CorndogBurglar - 7/15/2023, 8:27 AM
@SgtSoggybottom - Yep. And people can make the excuse of, "oh it's character development" or whatever. But logically, if you have a fan favorite character, people want to see that fan favorite character. If you fundamentally change nearly everything about the character then it is no longer the character people love. You're stepping on your own dick right from the get-go.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 7/15/2023, 7:55 AM
Eh put him back on the shelf
hartley07
hartley07 - 7/15/2023, 8:54 AM
thats fine, i have 40 years worth of boba fett stories on my shelf and its a thousand times better than anything disney can come up with. so thats fine. leave him on my shelf.
DarthAlgar
DarthAlgar - 7/15/2023, 12:06 PM
Not my Boba Fett.
slickrickdesigns
slickrickdesigns - 7/15/2023, 12:08 PM
It’d be stupid to waste Boba Fett and not utilize an actor whose passionate about making a quality product with a character he cares about more than the studio. They just need to make something more akin to the Mandalorian season one with Boba Fett and give people the bounty hunter or I guess now crime boss the fans want to see.
TheSuperMex
TheSuperMex - 7/15/2023, 12:09 PM
I’ve only seen the pilot and I didn’t like how Boba Fett was. Felt like a different character.
AnthonyVonGeek
AnthonyVonGeek - 7/15/2023, 12:14 PM
Boba Fett was once a cool mysterious character but sadly Disney turned him into the dull boring Bubba Fatt who spent most of the season walking around carrying his helmet and constantly talking.
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