Dave Filoni, The Mandalorian‘s Government Producer and Lucasfilm’s Government Inventive Director, has talked a bit about his time shadowing numerous Star Wars administrators through the manufacturing of the sequel trilogy, together with Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Final Jedi director Rian Johnson.
Whereas talking with THR, Filoni defined how a lot he had discovered from his time shadowing Johnson through the manufacturing of The Final Jedi and revealed that he nonetheless speaks frequently with the director.
“Rian was the one who shoved me up entrance, sticking lenses in my hand and actually getting me immersed in it,” Filoni acknowledged. “And so I nonetheless discuss with him to today. He’s clearly a really gifted filmmaker, and I used to be simply very lucky to be in such an atmosphere the place I may sit and hear and be taught.”
Filoni has gone on to direct a couple of live-action Star Wars tasks, together with three episodes of The Mandalorian and a number of episodes of the upcoming Disney+ collection Ahsoka. The latter relies on the titular character that Filoni and Star Wars creator George Lucas created for the animated film and collection Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
Fairly a couple of Star Wars tasks are on the horizon, together with the Disney+ collection Ahsoka, The Acolyte, and Skeleton Crew. The third season of The Mandalorian is presently releasing weekly on Disney+, whereas the online game Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is nearing its April 28 launch date.