STAR WARS: THE MANDALORIAN Adds DEADPOOL Actress And Former MMA Fighter Gina Carano
Last night, we got confirmation that Game of Thrones alum Pedro Pascal would lead the upcoming Star Wars: The Madalorian live-action series, and now we have word that Gina Carano will be joining him...
On the heel's of last night's confirmation that Pedro Pascal (Game of Thrones, Narcos) would star as the titular Mandalorian in the upcoming Disney+ live-action Star Wars series, we we have word on another cast member that'll be joining him in the galaxy far, far away.
THR reports that Gina Carano has booked a role on the show, although they don't provide any details on which character she'll be playing.
Iron Man director Jon Favreau wrote the series and will exec produce along with Kathleen Kennedy, Colin Wilson and Dave Filoni. Directors that are currently in line to helm episodes are Filoni, Taika Waititi, Bryce Dallas Howard, Rick Famuyiwa and Deborah Chow.
Carano began her career as an MMA fighter before switching to acting, and has since appeared in the likes of Haywire, Fast and Furious 6 and Deadpool.
"After the stories of Jango and Boba Fett, another warrior emerges in the Star Wars universe. The Mandalorian is set after the fall of the Empire and before the emergence of the First Order. We follow the travails of a lone gunfighter in the outer reaches of the galaxy far from the authority of the New Republic."