Jon Favreau tells how Jack Black and Lizzo ended up in THE MANDALORIAN

The sixth episode of The Mandalorian Season 3, titled ‘Guns For Hire’, was full of some pretty big cameos. Two of those cameos included Black Jack AND Lizzoand played Captain Bombardier and the Duchess, the wealthy leaders of Plazir-15, an opulent planet independent of the New Republic and the only remaining direct democracy in the Outer Rim.

I get that some people love these kinds of big cameos Star Wars. I understand why creative teams do this, but for me, when I see cameos like this, it takes me out of the story. If you enjoyed the cameos though, writer and producer Jon Favreau talked about how the casting for these characters came together!

During an interview with Entertainment WeeklyFavreau explained:

“Lizzo and Jack Black got involved because honestly, one of the things we really like about working on the show is that we like to involve people who are fans themselves. Lizzo and Jack Black were both very active on social media.

“I’ve known Jack for a long time, but he was doing Mandalorian things on Instagram or TikTok and Lizzo was dressing up like Grogu and my kids were showing me all these videos of how Lizzo was involved. We had an episode that would have this really eccentric royal couple in a court like something out of Alice in Wonderland, so we reached out and they said, ‘We’d love to.'”

Favreau then talked about how fun it is to be on set with people who are fans of the show who are excited to meet Grogu. He said:

“There’s something really fun about being on set with people who are excited to meet Grogu… people, when they’re holding that little puppet, it’s like they’re dealing with a real character… It’s It was really fun and exciting on the set. A lot of pretty heavy and serious stuff happens this season, so this planet has given us permission to have a lot of fun with it.”

I would like to visit the set of The Mandalorian! I know it will never happen, but dammit… what a fantastic experience it must be for the lucky people who are given the opportunity.

The season 3 finale is coming, and it doesn’t look like it’s going to end in a happy place. Actor Brendan WayneDin Djarin’s suit-wearing stunt double previously shared a message saying, “Next episode will make you wish you hadn’t asked [another episode]. It might just hurt too much.”

Regardless, I’m excited to see how this next chapter of the story ends!