THE BOOK OF BOBA FETT Will Explore Where the Bounty Hunter Has Been Since THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
It’s been a while since we’ve had any kind of update regarding Lucasfilm’s upcoming live-action Star Wars series The Book of Boba Fett.
When the series was initially announced it was revealed that Temuera Morrison and Ming-Na Wen would be back to reprise their roles. Jon Favreau, Dave Filoni, and Robert Rodriguez are also set to return to develop and produce the series. Rodriguez will also be directing several episodes of the series.
The only story details revealed were that it would be set within the timeline of The Mandalorian. The series was set up with Fett and Fennec Shand going to Jabba's Palace on Tatooine. It’s here that Fett kills Jabba's former majordomo and chief of staff, Bib Fortuna, and takes the throne as Shand takes her place at his side.
Temuera Morrison recently talked about the series in an interview with Rotten Tomatoes and revealed that the series would also explore where the Bounty Hunter has been since The Empire Strikes Back. He says:
“Well, we can’t say too much, but we’re going to see his past and where he’s been since The Empire Strikes Back. Somebody pointed out he’s been kind of stuck in this one place, and now’s the time to actually go back in time and check out his journey and find out more about him.”
“That was the advantage for me, was that we hadn’t seen him do much. And along with Robert Rodriguez as director, we were able to sort of introduce him in a dynamic way, bring him back in a dynamic way alongside the Mandalorian. It was just an honor to be asked back.”
Sounds good to me! I’m up for learning about more of Boba Fett’s past! A lot of fans speculate that in the series Boba intends to become the leader of his own crime syndicate operating out of Tatooine, with Shand serving as his right hand woman.
I personally believe that the “book” of Boba Fett contains a list of names that have wronged or crossed Fett over the years and that he is going to go after them, hunt them down, and kill them. I think this series is going to be Boba Fett’s revenge story, and I really hope Mace Windu shows up!
Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett is expected to land on Disney+ this December.