Now, when you heard the greatWerner Herzogwas playing a role in Lucasfilm’s upcoming Disney+ seriesThe Mandalorian, you probably had a pretty good idea of what you were in for – probably not the heroic lead. The celebrated filmmaker and king of gold medal interview quotes has leaned into fun acting roles in recent years, including a villainous turn inJack Reacherand a delightfully insane moment as Keg Jeggings onParks and Rec. And as you might have expected, his role in the Bounty Hunter-based series will be yet another small, villain-tinged appearance.
While speaking withIndieWireabout his new documentaryMeeting Gorbachev, the filmmaker teased a minor, villainous role inThe Mandalorian – so yeah, probably just about what you were expecting.
Speaking about his late-career turn towards acting, Herzog said:
“Yes, I did some more now. Now this is not a secret anymore, a small part, real small part, in “The Mandalorian,” the Star Wars sequel or whatever you call it. I like to do it because I know I’m good on screen, but only if I have to play a real villain.”
As wepreviously reported, episodes of the series will be directed byDave Filoni,Bryce Dallas Howard,Deborah Chow,Rick Famuyiwa, andTaika Waititi. Waititi fans are especially in for a treat as theThor: Ragnarokfilmmaker will once again do double duty; both directing and apparently performing the voice of bounty hunter droid IG-88.The Mandalorianalso starsPedro Pascal,Giancarlo Esposito,Emily Swallow,Carl Weathers,Omid Abtahi,Werner Herzog, andNick Nolte. Disney hasn’t set the launch date for Disney+ yet, soThe Mandalorian’s release date is still tbd.
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Here is the official synopsis forThe Mandalorian:
After the stories of Jango and Boba Fett, another warrior emerges in the Star Wars universe. The Mandalorian is set after the fall of the Empire and before the emergence of the First Order. We follow the travails of a lone gunfighter in the outer reaches of the galaxy far from the authority of the New Republic.
