THE MANDALORIAN Star Giancarlo Esposito Teases Moff Gideon And The Empire's Role In Next Year's Season 3

THE MANDALORIAN Star Giancarlo Esposito Teases Moff Gideon And The Empire's Role In Next Year's Season 3

The Mandalorian returns for its third season next February, and star Giancarlo Esposito has shed some light on what fans can expect from Moff Gideon's return and his fanatic love of the fallen Empire.

By JoshWilding - Sep 07, 2022 06:09 AM EST
Filed Under: The Mandalorian
Source: sffgazette.com

The Mandalorian has established that, even years after the events of Return of the Jedi, the Empire hadn't been fully vanquished. Various Moffs still managed to maintain power throughout the Galaxy, and the assumption is that those remaining supporters of the Empire will eventually be key in the formation of The First Order.

In the case of Giancarlo Esposito's Moff Gideon, we'd bet on him being instrumental in Emperor Palpatine's resurrection. We know he's taken an interest cloning, and the deformed beings in that chamber we saw during the show's second season looked an awful lot like Supreme Leader Snoke. 

At this point in the timeline, Palpatine is likely on Exegol trying to find a body to hold his essence, and a powerful being like Grogu could be exactly what he needs to create a new form.

Talking during a recent appearance at Fan Expo Canada (via SFFGazette.com), Esposito explained that Gideon is among those who, "when everything fell apart, there were wardens who were placed in different parts of this particular galaxy to maintain order."

He'd add that the apparent demise of the Empire means that "when everything falls apart, and you have no leadership, and everything is just crumbling, we all would want someone to stand up and have some kind of vision for how to be about all of us."

As Gideon has that vision, he's now "been given that wardenship over a particular part of geography land mass. And he sees that the other wardens aren't really as strong and powerful as him. He gets a taste of, 'Oh, I can straighten all this out,'" the actor continued added that his Imperial has become "drunk with the idea that his vision is better:"

Esposito would also reiterate the importance of Gideon saying "long live the Empire" last time we saw him, so expect that line to come into play when the villain returns in The Mandalorian's third season. 

The sequel trilogy left fans with a long list of questions, and while some might argue that those movies are best left alone, it would be no bad thing for Lucasfilm to start filling in some of the gaps here.

The Mandalorian season 3 is expected to premiere on Disney+ in February 2023. 

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Dredd97
Dredd97 - 9/7/2022, 7:43 AM
Snoke in the season finale
WarMonkey
WarMonkey - 9/7/2022, 8:12 AM
"Long live the Empire" line really makes me interested in this post ROTJ story with an awesome character played by one of the finest actors alive as the big bad!!!

Knowing that line is BS and it's actually "Bring on the First Order" makes me incredibly uninterested. I personally won't be continuing to watch this show anymore, it has no where to go with the story that is interesting in anyway knowing where it's headed.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 9/7/2022, 11:15 AM
So there are Imperial Warlords? Got it. And I do hope we get to see Gideon go after other warlords. An Imperial civil war could be interesting, but maybe not for this show
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