The Mandalorian’s big-screen debut has fans excited, but the movie will be missing one key Star Wars character: Boba Fett.
Asreportedby ScreenRant, Boba Fett actorTemuera Morrisontold the crowd at Fan Expo Chicago that he hadn’t gotten the call for The Mandalorian & Grogu yet, and believed Boba Fett to be out of play for now.
“I’m still waiting for a phone call to be quite honest. I think we’re just put on the shelf for a little bit. Maybe we come off the shelf later,” Morrison explained to the crowd.
Temuera Morrison confirms he won’t be returning as Boba Fett in the ‘MANDALORIAN & GROGU’ movieCiting that the poor reception to ‘The Book of Boba Fett’ series has impacted the characters future in the franchise(via:@screenrant)pic.twitter.com/kvB8StzoJ1
Fans are frustrated with what they perceive as another knock against Boba Fett. He remains a fan-favorite character to this day, despite not having beenon the big screensince Return of the Jedi. However, the character’s grand return in The Book of Boba Fett was a letdown for fans and had a notoriously poor reception.
“How badly did Disney f**k up Boba Fett that Boba Fett isn’t even invited back to be in the movie about a blatant Boba Fett knockoff who is already in-universe friends with Boba Fett?” one fanasked.
“I do not like the Book of Boba Fett, but it actually makes me sad that Temuera Morrison knows a majority of audiences didn’t like it.” anotheradded.
Nonetheless, it may make sense for the character to be absent. Boba Fett was last seen being accepted as Tattooine’s new crime lord, filling the power vacuum left by Jabba the Hutt, and even sat outThe Mandalorian Season 3.
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We don’t yet know plot details about The Mandalorian & Grogu, butfootage screened at D23seems to hint at a return to Hoth. It’s possible Fett’s absence may be as simple as he’s busy somewhere else in the galaxy far, far away during the movie.
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Christopher Baggett was a TV & Movies Writer on Dexerto’s US team and a comics expert, across DC Comics and Marvel. He also has bylines at ComicsBeat, Comic Book Resources, and The HomeWorld.
