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The Book of Boba Fett Cast & Crew Discuss "Star Wars" Legend's Return

In one week, Disney+ and Lucasfilm open up The Book of Boba Fett to offer the continuing story of legendary & infamous bounty hunter Boba Fett (Temuera Morrison), as he & mercenary Fennec Shand (Ming-Na Wen) head back to the sands of Tatooine to tackle some serious unfinished business. The pair are looking to stake their claim on the territory once ruled by Jabba the Hutt and his crime syndicate- and they plan on doing it either by force or through respect. As "Star Wars" fans continue the countdown that started since The Mandalorian spinoff was announced, the cast and creative team are offering a special featurette focused on how the series came to be.

Here's a look behind the scenes with Morrison, Wen, Robert Rodriguez, Jon Favreau, and Dave Filoni discussing the mysterious character's continued popularity and why now was the right time to not only start a new chapter for Boba Fett but also fill in some of the blanks on what he's been up to since Return of the Jedi and before The Mandalorian:

Rodriguez, Favreau, Filoni, Kathleen Kennedy, and Colin Wilson executive produce. Karen Gilchrist & Carrie Beck serve as co-executive producers, with John Bartnicki producing and John Hampian as co-producer. Now here's a look at the newest teaser released earlier, with Boba Fett & Fennec Shand keeping an eye on everyone while still ready to do business:

And here's a look back at the official trailer for The Book of Boba Fett, hitting Disney+ on December 29th:

As most of you should know by now, the Peyton Reed-directed and Favreau-written The Mandalorian season finale "Chapter 16: The Rescue" contained two pretty huge reveals. For these purposes, we're focusing on the surprise that came in the form of the end-credits scene. We cut to the double suns of Tatooine, slowly shifting our attention over to Jabba's Palace. The scene cuts to the inside of the palace, where we see Bib Fortuna is still livin' large- well, was still livin' large. That's because our bounty hunter (Morrison) and Fennec Shand (Wen) arrive to engage in a little "long-term house cleaning" (sparing the Twi'lek slave, though- because that's how they roll now).

As the dust settles, Boba Fett grabs a seat on Jabba the Hut's old throne in a Game of Thrones-like pimp move- with Fennec Shand by his side to let viewers know things are a little different now on Tatooine. And then the money shot. We get the title card, "The Book of Boba Fett" – along with the heads-up that it's coming in December 2021. It appears The Book of Boba Fett will join Ahsoka (with Rangers of the New Republic no longer in active development) in the same shared "Mandalorian" timeline. Favreau and Filoni will executive produce and oversee all four series (think Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige), with the series set to "culminate in a climactic story event." Think of it as the "Star Wars" universe's answer to Avengers: Endgame.

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