Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni faced their toughest challenge yet for The Mandalorian's third season and that was Pedro Pascal's grueling work schedule. You see, Season 3 experienced several production setbacks due to Pascal being tied to HBO's live-action adaptation of The Last of Us.
While we've yet to confirm how often Pascal was actually on set for The Mandalorian Season 3, reports claim that the Chilean actor barely showed up during filming and it forced the show's creatives to scrap supposed plans for Din Djarin to once again take his helmet off during the finale.
Understandably, Pascal drew flak from fans over his commitment (or lack thereof) to the series which pretty much launched his career to the stratosphere. Now, Pascal's Season 3 co-lead is coming to the actor's defense, saying that he'll always be an integral part of the show no matter the circumstance.
In an interview with Kristian Harloff, Bo-Katan Kryze actor Katee Sackhoff was asked how often Pascal was on set during Season 3's filming process. While she didn't give a definitive answer, Sackhoff praised her co-star, as well as Pascal's stunt doubles for making things work.
She said: "So I primarily work with Brendan Wayne and Lateef [Crowder]... they put the character together with the help of Pedro, it is literally those three guys, you can’t do that character without the three of them."
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As it stands, the next season of The Mandalorian is rumored to begin filming in October. This is around the same time The Last of Us' second season is also expected to begin production as the show's follow-up is reportedly eyeing a 2024 release.
All three seasons of The Mandalorian are available to stream on Disney+.
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