Jango Fett Actor Temuera Morrison to Play Boba Fett in the Second Season of DIsney’s The Mandalorian

[Tsing]

Image: Lucasfilm



His character’s head may have been lopped off by a purple lightsaber in Episode II, but thanks to his role as a clone progenitor, Temuera Morrison is returning to the Star Wars franchise for more bounty-hunting fun. The New Zealand actor, who originally played Jango Fett in 2004’s Attack of the Clones, will be starring as his character’s infamous “son” – Boba Fett – in The Mandalorian’s second season.



“Sources say Morrison will play Boba Fett, the famed bounty hunter who first appeared on the big screen in 1980’s Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back and who seemingly died in 1983’s Return of the Jedi as he fell into a sarlacc pit,” wrote The Hollywood Reporter. “Actor Jeremy Bulloch portrayed the character in the original trilogy.”



“In...

Continue reading...

 

[Burticus]

Hey if Maul can come back from being cut in half and dumped down an infinitely deep shaft...... Boba could pop out of the Sarlacc. He has armor on after all.

 

[Dan_D]

He already did that in the original expanded universe.

 

[s3thra]

Jake the Muss.