THE MANDALORIAN: James Mangold, Robert Rodriguez & Others Reportedly Directed Sequences For Season 2

THE MANDALORIAN: James Mangold, Robert Rodriguez & Others Reportedly Directed Sequences For Season 2

In addition to signing on to helm Indiana Jones 5, James Mangold may be taking a little trip to the galaxy far, far away, as he and Robert Rodriguez have reportedly directed sequences for The Mandalorian.

By MarkCassidy - Feb 26, 2020 02:02 PM EST
Filed Under: The Mandalorian
Source: Via Star Wars.net
We found out earlier today that James Mangold is in talks to replace Steven Spielberg as the director of Indiana Jones 5, and it looks like the Logan filmmaker might have also paid a recent visit to the galaxy far, far away.

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According to the guys on the Black Series Rebels show (who have shared solid insider info in the past), Mangold, Sin City's Robert Rodriguez and other, unnamed filmmakers dropped by the set of The Mandalorian Season 2 to direct sequences for certain installments. We don't have any details on what they shot, but it doesn't sound like either worked on anything close to a full episode.

In addition, Bryce Dallas Howard is said to have returned to direct an episode, as she did on the first season.



We'll have to treat this as rumor for now, but with production on The Mandalorian Season 2 set to wrap fairly soon, we may get official word at some point over the next few weeks.

Let us know what you think of this report in the comments, and check out some concept art from the Season 1 finale of The Mandalorian below.



This first piece is from Brian Matyas and Doug Chiang, and features Jarren commandeering that mega-powerful gattling gun to cut down as many Imperial troops as possible before his team was pinned down again.



Here we see Jarren and Cara Dune arrive on Kuiil's moisture farm in order to recruit the Ugnaught to their cause.

Unfortunately, Kuill was killed by Scout Troopers when they captured Baby Yoda. Mando did take the time to give him a proper burial before leaving the planet, at least.  



This next piece is from Brian Matyas, and focuses on Cara Dune, IG-11, Greef Carga and a severely injured Dyn Jarren making their escape through the Mandalorian tunnels.

When things look bleak, they encounter the Armorer who takes out a group of Stormtroopers with nothing but her hammer.  



Finally, we see IG-11 approaching those comic-relief Scout Troopers to rescue Baby Yoda - which he does with extreme prejudice!

In order for the little fella and the others to escape, however, the droid later self destructs.  
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GhostDog
GhostDog - 2/26/2020, 2:36 PM
The Mandalorian having all these directors drop in being the equivalent of an invitation mixtape where a bevy of rappers come in, drop they verse, and dip
regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 2/26/2020, 2:41 PM
Sequences...lol
MovieMonster
MovieMonster - 2/26/2020, 2:54 PM
So they’re basically “Guest Directing” like Quentin Tarantino in Sin City? Would like to know who they get to direct episodes this season.
tmp3
tmp3 - 2/26/2020, 3:00 PM
These episodes are only half an hour a piece, what constitutes as a "sequence"?
Humby
Humby - 2/26/2020, 3:18 PM
Because of the logistics of shooting on the “Volume” set, this makes sense. The shooting schedule is out of order and the directors were very collaborative from the start. If an outside director drops by for a casual set visit, I can easily see Favreau et al letting them in on the action.
OmegaDaGrodd
OmegaDaGrodd - 2/26/2020, 3:30 PM
Repian
Repian - 2/26/2020, 3:35 PM
George Miller has to direct an episode.
tmp3
tmp3 - 2/26/2020, 3:43 PM
@Repian - Apparently he starts shooting his new movie next month!
JaKBaLLTV
JaKBaLLTV - 2/26/2020, 5:24 PM
@Repian - i could dig it!

JLex
JLex - 2/28/2020, 1:15 AM
It's a common criticism of modern series, especially the binge-ers on Netflix etc, that there isn't enough plot to justify the run time / number of episodes. I think it's interesting that The Mandalorian has virtually no plot to speak of but is generally much loved. I think that is for a number of reasons (short episodes / weekly release / it's not The Last Jedi / etc) but a major one is that they didn't fill up the time with endless dialogue. It sticks to the "show don't tell" principle of screenwriting - having the main protagonist almost entirely in a helmet probably aided that, but thankfully they didn't force the other characters into too much exposition either. It stays enigmatic. It allows the aliens, the sets, and (yes those LED) backgrounds to shine through. We get time to look at nerdy stuff that gets us (me!) excited - like guns and door mechanisms! And - how strange - the audience feels it is getting to know Mando by what he DOESN'T say! Screenwriters take note!!

If they manage to very slowly (over 3 - 5 seasons maybe!) develop Mando himself into maybe developing a conscience about some of his previous bounties, becoming a father figure to baby Yoda, or perhaps assuming some kind of leadership role (of who or what, I know not!) despite having been mostly a loner throughout his life, then THAT would constitute character development, and political statement, and it would have taken place with it being rammed down our throats.

Here's hoping!
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