<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="2649738" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Pedro-Pascal">Pedro Pascal</keyword> said he was injured on the set of "<keyword id="8325146" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="The-Mandalorian">The Mandalorian</keyword>" just before rehearsing his unmasking scene in the season 1 finale.</li><li>Pascal said he walked into plywood while leaving the makeup trailer and had to go to the hospital.</li><li>He had to get seven stitches on the bridge of his nose.</li><li>He was made up for the scene, so when he showed up to the hospital he looked worse than he actually was.</li><li>"They are like, 'let him in,'" series creator Jon Favreau joked of what the reaction was at the hospital.</li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/?hprecirc-bullet">Visit Insider's homepage for more stories</a>.</li></ul><p>It turns out Pedro Pascal was in some real pain when filming one of the biggest scenes in the first season of "The Mandalorian."</p><p>The star, who plays Mando on the show, revealed in the latest episode of the <keyword id="7448675" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="disney-plus">Disney Plus</keyword> show "Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian," that he had an accident before rehearsing Mando's big unmasking moment in the season finale episode.</p><p>"I stepped out of the makeup trailer looking at my sides and walked into a piece of plywood," Pascal said while talking to the show's executive producers Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni, and stars Gina Carano and Carl Weathers in a round table talk for episode 3 of "Disney Galley" (which premieres on Friday).</p><p>"I have never gone to the hospital for work before," he said.</p><p>Pascal was already made up with a bloody and cut up face to rehearse the scene in the finale when IG-11 takes off his helmet to heal his wounds, so he looked worse than he actually was when he showed up to the hospital.</p><p>"They are like, 'let him in,'" Favreau joked of what the reaction was at the hospital.</p><p><div type="image" title="Disney Gallery The Mandalorian episode 3 Disney Plus" height="768" width="1366" msid="75761692" hostid="261"></div></p><p>Pascal cut the bridge of his nose and he said he had to have seven stitches.</p><p>But then he went back to work to do the big scene.</p><p>"I thought that was so cool," Carano told Pascal of him going back to work.</p><p>Favreau noted that Pascal's injury worked for the scene because Mando is already in pretty bad shape.</p><p>"You were really in it," Filoni said with a laugh. "Method."</p><p><em>New episodes of "Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian" launches every Friday on Disney Plus.</em></p>Read the original article on <a href="https://www.insider.com/the-mandalorian-pedro-pascal-injured-before-unmasking-scene-2020-5">Insider</a>

'The Mandalorian' star Pedro Pascal says he injured his face and had to get stitches right before filming his big unmasking scene in the finale of season 1

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="7448675" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="disney-plus">Disney Plus</keyword>' show "Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian" doesn't just reveal secrets from the show, but from the "<keyword id="61596" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="60" keywordseo="Star-Wars">Star Wars</keyword>" franchise, too.</li><li>In episode 2 of the show, titled "Legacy," Industrial Light &amp; Magic CCO John Knoll revealed that "<keyword id="814822" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="60" keywordseo="The-Phantom-Menace">The Phantom Menace</keyword>" used the most miniatures of any "Star Wars" movie.</li><li>It's a shocking revelation as most believe the movie was heavily done using computer-generated imagery.</li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/?hprecirc-bullet">Visit Insider's homepage for more stories</a>.</li></ul><p>If you are watching the new Disney Plus show, "Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian," you might have caught a fascinating tidbit in the second episode, which launched on the service Friday, called "Legacy."</p><p>It comes around the nine-minute mark of the episode. During the round table conversation "The Mandalorian" creator Jon Favreau has with some of the major figures who helped make the "Star Wars" franchise a global sensation over the decades, including Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy, Industrial Light &amp; Magic CCO John Knoll, and "The Mandalorian" executive producer/director Dave Filoni, Filoni throws out a fascinating question to Knoll:</p><blockquote class="blockquote"><section class="blockquote-wrapper"><p>Filoni: "Which 'Star Wars' film has the most practical miniatures in it of any of the films, including the new ones?"</p><p>Knoll: "Episode 1."</p></section></blockquote><p>That's right. "Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace," the movie that most of us are convinced is nothing but heavy-handed CGI wizardry, has the most miniatures in it than any other movie in the franchise.</p><p>A big example of that is the pod racing scene. A still image included in the "Disney Gallery" episode shows that the massive outdoor arena where young Anakin Skywalker raced for his freedom was a miniature.</p><p>Another fun fact: the crowd was made up of <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Moviesinthemaking/comments/8jlxkk/the_podracing_crowd_in_the_phantom_menace_was/">colored q-tips</a>.</p><p><div type="image" title="phantom menace stadium miniature" height="812" width="1200" msid="75631459" hostid="261"></div></p><p>In fact, all the prequels feature lots of miniatures. Industrial Light &amp; Magic effects veteran Lorne Peterson noted in a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toFOhKVouCg&amp;feature=emb_titleitle">deleted scene</a> for the 2011 documentary "Sense of Scale" that more money was spent on miniatures for "Star Wars: Episode 3 - Revenge of the Sith" than for any "Star Wars" movie to that point.</p><p>Before computer-generated imagery became the norm in Hollywood, miniatures were an essential visual effects tool in moviemaking. Mostly it's become a joke in pop culture because of how bad it was used in sci-fi <keyword id="406" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="60" keywordseo="Movies">movies</keyword> of the 1950s and the "Godzilla" movies made for decades in Japan.</p><p>But the reveal that a lot of what dazzled us in "Phantom Menace" and the prequels were miniatures proves how essential of an art it still is.</p><p>Miniatures are still used in big movies. Everything from the "Lord of the Rings" and "Harry Potter" franchises to "Inception" used miniatures.</p><p><em>New episodes of "Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian" launches every Friday on Disney Plus.</em></p><h2><a href="https://www.insider.com/disney-gallery-the-mandalorian-shows-making-of-the-series-2020-5">Read our review of the first two episodes of "Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian"</a></h2>Read the original article on <a href="https://www.insider.com/phantom-menace-used-most-miniatures-of-any-star-wars-movie-2020-5">Insider</a>

The most miniatures ever created for a 'Star Wars' movie was 'Phantom Menace,' despite everyone thinking it was all CGI

<p class="financial-disclaimer"><i>When you buy through our links, we may earn money from our affiliate partners. <a href="https://www.insider-inc.com/commerce-on-insider-inc/">Learn more.</a></i></p><ul class="summary-list"><li>The second season of "<keyword id="8325146" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="The-Mandalorian">The Mandalorian</keyword>" will debut on <a href="https://disneyplus.bn5x.net/c/196318/564546/9358?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.disneyplus.com%2F" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener sponsored">Disney Plus</a> on October 30.</li><li>"The Mandalorian" is an original "<keyword id="61596" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="60" keywordseo="Star-Wars">Star Wars</keyword>" series set after the events of "Return of the Jedi," and the show's first season was one of the most watched series of 2019.</li><li>Rosario Dawson will reportedly join the cast as a Jedi Knight in season two, while Temuera Morrison will reprise his role as Boba Fett.</li><li><a href="https://disneyplus.bn5x.net/c/196318/564546/9358?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.disneyplus.com%2F" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener sponsored">Disney Plus</a> costs $6.99 per month or $69.99 per year; it's available in a <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/disney-plus-bundle" target="_blank" rel="noopener">bundle with Hulu and ESPN+ for $12.99 per month</a>.</li></ul><iframe src="https://produktor.businessinsider.com/productCardService?id=5dc5bb627eece5443d2df8b9&amp;type=small&amp;live=true" width="100%" height="150%" frameborder="0" style="position:absolute; top:0; left: 0"></iframe><iframe src="https://produktor.businessinsider.com/productCardService?id=5e38a0505bc79c55442b3598&amp;type=small&amp;live=true" width="100%" height="150%" frameborder="0" style="position:absolute; top:0; left: 0"></iframe><p>Season two of "The Mandalorian" will premiere on <keyword id="7448675" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="disney-plus">Disney Plus</keyword> on October 30, according to an <a href="https://www.starwars.com/series/the-mandalorian" target="_blank" rel="noopener">official announcement posted to StarWars.com.</a> </p><p>The first season of "The Mandalorian" earned more than 15 Emmy Award nominations and was <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/the-mandalorian-disney-plus-is-top-tv-show-in-world-2019-12" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the most watched show in the world</a> during its eight episode run. Pedro Pascal will return as the titular Mandalorian, a space-fighting bounty hunter tasked with protecting a small child whose special abilities could bring hope to the galaxy. </p><p>"The Mandalorian" has been praised for its tight, self-contained episodes and regularly evokes the spirit of classic Western and samurai genre films despite its sci-fi setting. As a nameless warrior, the Mandalorian uses his skills to earn a living, encountering new threats in each episode and constantly defending The Child from the evil forces of the Empire.</p><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/eW7Twd85m2g" frameborder="0"></iframe><p>Few details about season two of "The Mandalorian" have been announced, but <a href="https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/rosario-dawson-ahsoka-tano-the-mandalorian-season-2-1203540472/#:~:text=Rosario%20Dawson%20has%20joined%20season,Ahsoka%20Tano%2C%20Variety%20has%20confirmed." target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rosario Dawson will reportedly join the series as Ahsoka Tano</a>, a Jedi introduced in "Star Wars: The Clone Wars," and Temuera Morrison will <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/mandalorian-finds-boba-fett-temuera-morrison-1293675" target="_blank" rel="noopener">join the series as Boba Fett,</a> a character he previously played in "Star Wars" video games. Fett is the iconic bounty hunter who first introduced the Mandalorian armor to the "Star Wars" franchise in the 1978 "Star Wars Holiday Special,"  but he has not been featured in "The Mandalorian" thus far.</p><p><em>Updated on 9/15/2020 by Kevin Webb: Added the new trailer for season two of "The Mandalorian."</em></p><h2>How to watch "The Mandalorian" on Disney Plus</h2><p>To watch "The Mandalorian" you'll need a <a href="https://disneyplus.bn5x.net/c/196318/564546/9358?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.disneyplus.com%2F" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener sponsored">Disney Plus</a> subscription. The service costs $6.99 a month or $69.99 a year. Season two will premiere on October 30, and all eight episodes of the show's first season are available to stream right now.</p><p>Unlike the popular exclusives on streaming services like Netflix, new episodes of "The Mandalorian" are released on a weekly schedule. Fans looking to binge watch season two of "The Mandalorian" will need to wait a few weeks after the season premiere for all the episodes to be available on <a href="https://disneyplus.bn5x.net/c/196318/564546/9358?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.disneyplus.com%2F" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener sponsored">Disney Plus</a>.</p><p>You can find the Disney Plus app on iOS, Android, PlayStation, Xbox, and most smart TV and streaming player brands. You can also access the service through the <a href="https://disneyplus.bn5x.net/c/196318/564546/9358?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.disneyplus.com%2F" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener sponsored">Disney Plus website</a> to watch online. Disney Plus has some of the best quality options of any streaming service, with support for up to <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-hdr-tv" target="_blank" rel="noopener">4K HDR video</a> with Dolby Vision and <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-dolby-atmos" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dolby Atmos</a>. You can also <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/disney-plus-app" target="_blank" rel="noopener">download movies and shows</a> from Disney Plus to watch offline later. </p><p>If you're looking to fill your "Star Wars" fix before season two of "The Mandalorian" arrives on October 30, be sure to check out our <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/star-wars-disney-plus" target="_blank" rel="noopener">full breakdown of all the "Star Wars" offerings</a> on Disney Plus, and our list of <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ranked-the-10-best-star-wars-video-games-2019-4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the top "Star Wars" video games.</a></p><h2>When does "The Mandalorian" take place?</h2><p>"The Mandalorian" is set five years after the fall of the Empire in "Star Wars: Return of the Jedi." This puts the show's timeline about 25 years before the events of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens." </p><p><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-watch-star-wars" target="_blank" rel="noopener">You can check out the full chronology of the "Star Wars" film series here</a>.</p><h2>How many episodes of "The Mandalorian" are there?</h2><p>The second season of "The Mandalorian" will feature eight episodes, which is the same number as season one.</p><p>A behind-the-scenes documentary series for "The Mandalorian" is also available on Disney Plus. The show, called "Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian," is available now and includes eight episodes.</p><h2>What other movies and shows can I watch on Disney Plus?</h2><p><a href="https://disneyplus.bn5x.net/c/196318/564546/9358?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.disneyplus.com%2F" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener sponsored">Disney Plus</a> is an on-demand subscription service that gives you access to thousands of hours worth of "Star Wars," "Marvel," and "Disney" movies and shows for $6.99 per month or $69.99 per year.</p><p>In addition to a huge library that includes almost every "Star Wars" movie and show, Disney Plus is also producing a collection of exclusive series to go alongside "The Mandalorian," like the "The Right Stuff," and Marvel's upcoming series "Loki," "The Falcon and the Winter Solider," and "WandaVision."</p><p>You can check out a detailed roundup of all the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/new-shows-disney-plus" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Disney Plus exclusive shows here</a>, and a full breakdown of all the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/new-movies-disney-plus" target="_blank" rel="noopener">exclusive Disney Plus movies here</a>.</p>

'The Mandalorian' returns to Disney Plus with new episodes on October 30 — here's how to watch the exclusive 'Star Wars' series

<p><div type="image" title="Disney Gallery The Mandalorian Disney Plus" height="1836" width="3000" msid="75630076" hostid="261"></div></p><ul class="summary-list"><li>"Disney Gallery: <keyword id="8325146" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="The-Mandalorian">The Mandalorian</keyword>" is an eight-episode series on <keyword id="7448675" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="disney-plus">Disney Plus</keyword>.</li><li>It gives fans a glimpse inside the making of the first season of "The Mandalorian."</li><li>Friday is the launch of episode 2 of the series ("Legacy") and the show's style is beginning to take form.</li><li>There's a lot of interviews with key members who created "The Mandalorian" and a lot of behind-the-scenes footage on how it was made.</li><li>The interviews can be a little too fluffy, but the reveals on how things were made not just on the show but for the "Star Wars" franchise as a whole is really fascinating and will keep you sucked in.</li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/?hprecirc-bullet">Visit Insider's homepage for more stories</a>.</li></ul><p>If you miss "The Mandalorian," Disney Plus has got you covered with the new series to the service, "Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian."</p><p>As of Friday, we are two episodes into the show and the style of it is becoming to take form. Over eight episodes (launching every Friday), different elements of "The Mandalorian" will be dissected. A major part of the series is watching creator Jon Favreau have round table discussions with key members of the show.</p><p>In the first episode (titled "Directing"), we get a deep dive into the five directors who did the first season — Dave Filoni, Rick Famuyiwa, Deborah Chow, Bryce Dallas Howard, and Taika Waititi. The group reminisces about shooting the series and also talks about their own "Star Wars" fandom.</p><p><div type="image" title="disney gallery the mandalorian disney plus directors" height="900" width="1600" msid="75630078" hostid="261"></div></p><p>Favreau fans will find all of this reminiscent to his old IFC Channel show "Dinner for Five," where in every episode he sat down with a mix of celebrities, directors, and actors for a free-flowing conversation about the business as they ate and drank.</p><p>All the conversations here are a lot more G-rated compared to the "Dinner for Five" episodes, but what is the same is Favreau's talent to ask interesting questions and keep the conversation going.</p><p>In episode 2 ("Legacy"), Favreau sits around the table with Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy, Industrial Light and Magic CCO John Knoll, and others who are responsible for evolving the "Star Wars" franchise to the global sensation it is today.</p><p>Accompanied by the interviews is the thing that made us want to push play: behind-the-scenes footage. "Disney Gallery" has a treasure trove of great footage from the set that shows off how the season was made, from the size of the sets to the incredible costume and production design. And, of course, lots of Baby Yoda footage.</p><p>I honestly wish the show was more of the footage from the set than people talking around a table. But there are six more episodes left, so there's still hope.</p><h2><div type="image" title="Gallery The Mandalorian Disney Plus" height="1267" width="1690" msid="75630081" hostid="261"></div></h2><h2>Why you should watch: If you are a 'Star Wars' fan, it is some next-level geekdom</h2><p>The conversations, especially in the "Directing" episode, are at times extremely fascinating. Each person gets their time to talk about their career and how their individual styles contributed to their episodes.</p><p>Major highlights include Bryce Dallas Howard talking about taking a trip to Japan with her father, director Ron Howard, as a kid and vaguely remembering being half awake while they had dinner with George Lucas and Japanese directing legend Akira Kurosawa. And then there's Dave Filoni recounting how he was hired by George Lucas to do "The Clone Wars" cartoon series. In a funny story, he talked about how he was convinced that a prank was being played on him when Lucas' people called for an interview.</p><p>In the "Legacy" episode there are also some "wow" moments in the conversations. Kathleen Kennedy said that when she started at Lucasfilm, the company had 126 patents on new tech they had created. And Filoni, who also sits in on the interviews with Favreau (they are both executive producers on "The Mandalorian"), throws out an interesting piece of trivia: the most practical miniatures ever used for any "Star Wars" movie was "The Phantom Menace" (which surprised me as I assumed it was all CGI).</p><p>If you are into that kind of geek stuff, then this show is for you.</p><h2><div type="image" title="disney gallery the mandalorian" height="1280" width="1920" msid="75630083" hostid="261"></div></h2><h2>The most surprising thing about it: The show used large screens on the sets that double as the background</h2><p>I'm sure this series is going to delve deeper into the technology of the show in future episodes, but the behind-the-scenes footage showing how large curved screens displayed the background of the scenes the actors were in was wild to look at. I would not be shocked if that becomes the new norm of CGI-heavy sets. Instead of actors working in bland green colored studios, with the big screens they now have a little more aesthetic to feed off of.</p><p>It's things like this and seeing the tricks of the trade that are going to make me come back and watch more episodes of "Disney Gallery." </p><h2>The show's weakness: There are times it feels like you're watching a promotional video</h2><p>Most likely because it's Disney produced, the episodes have a real DVD extra feel to them. What I mean by that is sometimes people speak like they are going through talking points: how amazing the experience is, how everyone is incredible to work with, how George Lucas is the master of all.</p><p>So don't be surprised if you do a couple of eye-rolls each episode by the things that are said.</p><h2><div type="image" title="mandalorian babyyoda puppeteer" height="522" width="1067" msid="75630085" hostid="261"></div></h2><h2>The bottom line: The show is a fun watch</h2><p>Two episodes in, "Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian" is worth the watch, especially if you loved watching season one of "The Mandalorian." If you can get past the occasional pumping up of everyone's ego there is great insight on not just the "Star Wars" universe but how projects of this scale are made in Hollywood.</p><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/B492eUpIyAc" frameborder="0"></iframe>Read the original article on <a href="https://www.insider.com/disney-gallery-the-mandalorian-shows-making-of-the-series-2020-5">Insider</a>

Disney gives fascinating insight into the making of 'The Mandolorian' in a new docuseries, though it at times feels like a gigantic promo

<ul class="summary-list"><li>"Disney Gallery: <keyword id="8325146" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="The-Mandalorian">The Mandalorian</keyword>" revealed in its final episode ("Connections") that <keyword id="887756" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Mark-Hamill">Mark Hamill</keyword> was the voice of droid EV-9D9 on the show.</li><li>The droid appeared in "Chapter 5: The Gunslinger" on the show.</li><li>Mark Hamill has since taken to Twitter and revealed that his voice appears in every "<keyword id="61596" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="60" keywordseo="Star-Wars">Star Wars</keyword>" movie other than the prequels.</li><li>In the <keyword id="406" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="60" keywordseo="Movies">movies</keyword> that he didn't star as Luke Skywalker, he voiced characters under the name "Patrick Williams," he revealed in the tweet.</li></ul><p>It turns out Luke Skywalker is not the only character Mark Hamill has played in the "Star Wars" franchise.</p><p>In the final episode of Disney Plus' "Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian," the behind-the-scenes series on the hit show for the streamer, "The Mandalorian" creator Jon Favreau revealed that Hamill voiced the droid EV-9D9.</p><p>For "Star Wars" fans that droid is familiar because it shows up in "The Return of the Jedi." It is the one that gives R2-D2 and C-3PO their jobs after they arrive in Jabba the Hut's palace in the beginning of the movie.</p><p>In "The Mandalorian," EV-9D9 makes a cameo as the bartender of the Mos Eisley cantina in the episode, "Chapter 5: The Gunslinger." Yes, the same cantina that Skywalker and Ben Kenobi visit in "Star Wars: A New Hope" that memorably does not serve droids (things have clearly changed in that part of the galaxy).</p><p><div type="image" title="Hamill voice" height="504" width="1008" msid="76515104" hostid="261"></div></p><p>Then, over the weekend Hamill took to Twitter and revealed more.</p><p>"I am vocally represented in ALL SW films except the Prequels," he said in a tweet. That means the more recent trilogy in addition to the stand alones like "Rogue One" and "Solo." He noted in the tweet that he goes by the name "Patrick Williams," a pseudonym that he's said in the past is based on his brothers' names.</p><p>"If I did have billing, in the past as a pseudonym I've used a combination of my brothers' names, and I call myself Patrick Williams," the actor said in a 2017 interview with <a href="https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2393012/why-mark-hamill-got-to-play-with-a-giant-bb-8-in-the-making-of-star-wars-the-last-jedi">Cinemablend</a>.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—Mark Hamill  (@HamillHimself) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1274433056405741568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 20, 2020</a></blockquote><p>Looking up <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11213092/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0">that name on IMDb</a> he is listed with only one credit: Boolio in "The Rise of Skywalker."</p><p>Boolio was the informant who gave the Resistance the intel that Palpatine is still alive in the beginning of the movie (he's later decapitated because of his treason). <a href="https://www.insider.com/mark-hamill-had-a-second-role-in-rise-of-skywalker-2020-3">Hamill's role was so secret even the man designing the character didn't know about the cameo</a>, Insider reporter Abby Monteil learned.</p><p><div type="image" title="boolio the rise of skywalker lucasfilm" height="536" width="1072" msid="76515106" hostid="261"></div></p><p>Don't be surprised if you see more credits begin to pop up on the Patrick Williams page now that this is out.</p><p>Hamill has a long history of doing voice work. He's most known for voicing the Joker in numerous DC Comics animation projects. He was also the voice of Fire Lord Ozai in "Avatar: The Last Airbender."</p>

Mark Hamill has a surprise cameo in 'The Mandalorian' and reveals his voice shows up in every 'Star Wars' movie except the prequels

<ul class="summary-list"><li>One of the key pieces to making "<keyword id="8325146" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="The-Mandalorian">The Mandalorian</keyword>" was the use of a giant video wall as the background for scenes shot on a sound stage.</li><li>The tech is a game-changer for how to make blockbusters as it makes post-production costs cheaper due to less CGI.</li><li>But it will also help in production starting up in a coronavirus world where bare-bone crews will be required.</li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/?hprecirc-bullet">Visit Insider's homepage for more stories</a>.</li></ul><p>Before <keyword id="149427" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Jon-Favreau">Jon Favreau</keyword> walked into the doors of Lucasfilm, the typical way to pull off the otherworldly landscapes in the "<keyword id="61596" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="60" keywordseo="Star-Wars">Star Wars</keyword>" franchise was to either fly to a location or shoot inside a studio covered in green screen.</p><p>But how he made the Disney Plus series "The Mandalorian" wasn't just a tech game-changer, but with the coronavirus now a part of everyday life in Hollywood, it will become perhaps the only way to continue making blockbusters for the foreseeable future.</p><p>Most of the first and second season (which wrapped production before the pandemic) of "The Mandalorian" was shot at Manhattan Beach Studios in LA with a massive LED video wall covering one side of a soundstage. While the actors would interact in a scene with practical pieces of the set in the foreground, behind them was a giant screen showing the backdrop the scene was taking place in, which could range from a desert locale, the outskirts of an outpost, or deep space.</p><p>Fans of the show are only now seeing how that was done on the show by the behind-the-scenes footage in the new Disney Plus show "Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian."</p><p>The innovation is just the latest from Industrial Light &amp; Magic and was able to let Favreau and his team not just give their actors a more immersive environment to act in, but saved loads of time (and money) in post-production as less CGI had to be added in the shot.</p><p><div type="image" title="The Mandalorian Disney Plus" height="1284" width="1878" msid="75742577" hostid="261"></div></p><p>But with the coronavirus pandemic having halted almost all of production in Hollywood, the video wall now isn't just a money-saving innovation but a lifeline for <keyword id="406" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="60" keywordseo="Movies">movies</keyword> to continue production.</p><p>"It's going to be the wave of the future, no question about it," VFX supervisor Rob Legato ("The Lion King," "Jungle Book") <a href="https://www.indiewire.com/2020/05/the-mandalorian-real-time-virtual-production-saving-hollywood-lockdown-vfx-1202230120/">told Indiewire</a>. "And people are really interested in it now [during the lockdown]. It's hastening acceptance because of the ability to do it and be socially distant still."</p><p>When production on movies begin to ramp up, one of the biggest challenges will be pulling off shooting days with only an essential number of crew members (as states will have orders for how many people can gather together at one time). The video wall will be a tool used on big films to cut down who needs to be on set.</p><p>Favreau has been playing with tech innovations since 2008's "Iron Man," but he really leaned into it when doing the CGI-fueled remakes of "Jungle Book" and "The Lion King." However, his legacy may be how his video wall on "The Mandalorian" kept Hollywood going in these challenging times.</p>Read the original article on <a href="https://www.insider.com/the-mandalorian-video-wall-is-a-hollywood-game-changer-2020-5">Insider</a>

How a video wall used in 'The Mandalorian' will help Hollywood restart after the coronavirus

<ul class="summary-list"><li>"<keyword id="814822" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="60" keywordseo="The-Phantom-Menace">The Phantom Menace</keyword>" is often criticized as a weak movie.</li><li>But Episode 1 is a better "<keyword id="61596" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="60" keywordseo="Star-Wars">Star Wars</keyword>" movie than any made in the last decade.</li><li>The innumerable flaws in <keyword id="46161" type="CITY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Disney">Disney</keyword>'s movies undermined "Star Wars" as a whole</li></ul><p>"The Phantom Menace" <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080516101809/http://www.reelviews.net/movies/s/sw2002.html">was called</a> the most "overhyped motion picture of the last decade" upon its 1999 release, but the truth is that all of the most recent "Star Wars" movies released by Disney deserve this title a lot more.</p><p>That's not to say that those films in the last 10 years have been terrible. "Rogue One" is excellent, and there are some great moments in Disney's sequel trilogy, too. But <keyword id="16674" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="George-Lucas">George Lucas</keyword> <em>is</em> "Star Wars," and so too, therefore, is "The Phantom Menace - far more than Disney's polished trilogy.</p><p>The movie is also crucial to the wider context of the "Star Wars" universe, and set things up that are now treasured by the "Star Wars" fandom, including a certain red-headed Sith wielding a double-bladed lightsaber.</p><div type="image" title="The Phantom Menace Jar Jar Binks" height="1200" width="1600" msid="80723509" hostid="261"></div><h2>'The Phantom Menace' has flaws, but none as deep as the sequel trilogy's</h2><p>It's no secret that "The Phantom Menace" could probably use a good edit. It has pacing issues, and the stilted dialogue the prequel movies are often criticized for is almost part of the fabric of "Star Wars" by this point. And yes, Jar Jar Binks is kind of annoying, but not nearly as much as is now widely accepted.</p><p>These are surface-level flaws, creases in an otherwise confident and assured start of a definitive new era of "Star Wars" with believable characters and clear plots.</p><p>The three latest Disney movies, meanwhile, feel like a jumbled mess with no cohesion. It's obvious that the planning was poor, hence Rian Johnson's "The Last Jedi" abandoning all that came in JJ Abrams' "The Force Awakens." Then, when <a href="https://www.vox.com/culture/2017/12/18/16791844/star-wars-last-jedi-backlash-controversy">fans voiced their displeasure</a> with Johnson's movie, Abrams was brought back on board for the grand finale of the Skywalker saga, "The Rise of Skywalker," which essentially felt like two hours of retconning and jamming in plots and characters that were jarring and confusing.</p><p>The flaws in Disney's movies are not just creases, they were deep-rooted issues that undermined "Star Wars" as a whole. From Palpatine's return to Finn's non-existent character arc to Rey's heritage and her sudden force healing ability, plus the series' betrayal of Luke Skywalker ... nothing felt cohesive, unlike the thoughtful, coherent and deliberate expansion of the universe that "The Phantom Menace" achieved.</p><div type="image" title="Star Wars Rise of Skywalker" height="1200" width="1600" msid="80723512" hostid="261"></div><h2>'Star Wars' is at its best when it's new and bold, just like 'The Phantom Menace'</h2><p>"Star Wars" is at it's best when it's offering innovative, bold new stories, as it did with its first-ever installment, "A New Hope" and its sequel "The Empire Strikes Back."</p><p>In an interview with Charlie Rose in 2015, shortly after "The Force Awakens" came out, Lucas said of his previous six "Star Wars" movies: "I worked very hard to make them completely different, with different planets, with different spaceships - you know, to make it new."</p><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/O8hQVlRgFlU" frameborder="0"></iframe><p>I walked away from "The Force Awakens" feeling like I'd seen a box-checking tour: Alien bars - tick! A sinister army - tick! A band of rebels - tick! A cute droid - tick! Rather than an innovative experience. As <a href="https://www.inverse.com/article/59505-star-wars-sequels-george-lucas">Lucas said himself of the movie</a>: "there's nothing new."</p><p>This is why "The Mandalorian" works so well. Yes, it brings back old characters, but we also get to see things in the "Star Wars" universe that we haven't seen before, and it expands upon the lore and legend in a completely different era of "Star Wars." We come away from "The Mandalorian" more enriched by "Star Wars," but I never felt that way after one of Disney's sequels, or "Solo." "Rogue One," thankfully, did achieve originality, but not to the degree of the "The Phantom Menace."</p><div type="image" title="The Phantom Menace Obi Wan" height="1200" width="1600" msid="80723513" hostid="261"></div><h2>'The Phantom Menace' is vital to the wider franchise and added to the lore of 'Star Wars'</h2><p>Not only did we get to see a young Obi-Wan Kenobi in action, shading in the life of someone we previously only knew as a wise old man, but we also saw the early beginnings of the boy who would be Vader.</p><p>Plus, we learnt more about the mythical Jedi, and got to see them at the height of their powers in a never-before-seen era before their fall. We learnt about the Sith's rule of two and how a sprawling galaxy was ruled before the Empire took over, not to mention the numeral new planets, species, characters, and civilizations we've come to know and be fascinated with introduced by "The Phantom Menace."</p><div type="image" title="The Phantom Menace Darth Maul" height="1200" width="1600" msid="80723515" hostid="261"></div><p>We also have "The Phantom Menace" to thank for Darth Maul, one of the coolest villains in movie history who immediately became a fan favorite. Animated series "The Clone Wars" and "Rebels" have since expanded upon him to make him one of the saga's most complex and beloved characters - we have Lucas and "The Phantom Menace" to thank for the creation of the spike-headed Sith lord.</p><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/e7ra7GebAks" frameborder="0"></iframe><p>Meanwhile, Qui Gon Jinn, played with perfect serenity, spirituality, and facial hair by Liam Neeson, is one of the most underrated characters in "Star Wars." He is the quintessential Jedi, his longing for peace and calm is exemplified when he kneels and meditates in a pause in battle with Maul in the Duel of the Fates.</p><p>Qui Gon's  impact is felt across the rest of the "Star Wars" movies - Kanan Jarrus in "Rebels" has more than a hint of Qui Gon about him. And Qui Gon, let's not forget, is the one who found the boy who would become Darth Vader. </p><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Fnbf1E3YTxg" frameborder="0"></iframe><h2>Disney's sequel trilogy are meringue movies - they look good but there's no substance</h2><p>The Duel of the Fates battle between Obi-Wan and Qui Gon and Maul features two Jedi knights at their peak fighting a Sith lord, and the dazzling style of lightsaber combat is riveting to watch.</p><p>But in "Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian," Dave Filoni, co-creator of "Rebels" and producer and director of "The Clone Wars" and "The Mandalorian," explains why this fight is so much more than a flashy spectacle.</p><p>Filoni said: "He's fighting for Anakin. That's why it's called the Duel Of The Fates, the fate of this child and depending on how this fight goes, Anakin's life will be dramatically different ... it's everything that the entire three prequel films hangs on."</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—Adam Hlavac  (@adamhlavac) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1259624148990476288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 10, 2020</a></blockquote><p>Qui Gon's death gives the movie weight. Conversely, consequences feel light in Disney's movies. It's a tired criticism by now but Rey, who has never held a lightsaber before, manages to beat fully-trained Sith lord Kylo Ren in a duel. This betrays the nature of "Star Wars," where skill in combat has always been crucial. The new trilogy doesn't follow the universe's rules that Lucas' movies lovingly follow to create a believable, immersive, and meaningful story.</p><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/c85KaDSMIRM" frameborder="0"></iframe><p>This is why "The Phantom Menace" is so underrated. It's taken for its surface-level flaws when it has so much more to offer.</p><p>Disney's sequel trilogy are meringue movies. They are well made and look good, and are certainly more polished than the prequel series, but they are ultimately lightweight and empty.</p><p>But "The Phantom Menace" is one of the most important and thoughtful slices of "Star Wars" we've ever been given, and not even Jar Jar Binks can stand in the way of that.</p>

Sorry, but 'The Phantom Menace' is better than any 'Star Wars' movie of the last decade

<ul class="summary-list"><li>"<keyword id="61596" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="60" keywordseo="Star-Wars">Star Wars</keyword>: The Rise of Skywalker" is hitting <keyword id="7448675" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="disney-plus">Disney Plus</keyword> two months early on May 4 ("Star Wars" Day).</li><li><keyword id="46161" type="CITY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Disney">Disney</keyword> has also made "Frozen II" and "Onward" available to stream early, and "Artemis Fowl" will skip theaters and head straight to Disney Plus later this year. </li><li>The coronavirus pandemic has shifted Disney's initial plan of leaving a seven-month theatrical window between theaters and <keyword id="572624" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Streaming">streaming</keyword>, but it still seems committed to the theatrical experience and has already dated many of its upcoming major releases. </li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/?hprecirc-bullet">Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories</a>.</li></ul><p>"Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" will be streaming earlier than expected. </p><p>Disney announced on Monday that the final chapter in the long-running Skywalker Saga will hit Disney Plus on May 4 ("Star Wars" Day), two months before its planned release. The movie hit theaters in late December.</p><p>Disney had <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/bob-iger-bets-company-hollywood-s-future-streaming-1247663?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twittertter">originally intended a seven-month window</a> between theaters and streaming, but the coronavirus pandemic shifted those plans. Disney also released "Frozen II" to Disney Plus early, as well as the new Pixar movie "Onward," which had a short theatrical run last month before most theaters in the US closed because of the coronavirus. </p><p>Disney is also releasing "Artemis Fowl" straight to Disney Plus. The movie was originally scheduled to hit theaters in May. Boxoffice Pro chief analyst Shawn Robbins told Business Insider that it was a lower risk for Disney to skip theaters in "Artemis Fowl's" case. </p><p>"Eventually, the theatrical calendar will fill up and even in normal times, there were going to be some movies that didn't pan out to be big hits," Robbins said. "'Artemis Fowl' is one of them."</p><p>But Disney still seems committed to the theatrical experience and has already scheduled new release dates for most of its upcoming major releases such as "Mulan" and "Black Widow." Bob Iger, the former Disney CEO and now executive chairman, recently told <a href="https://www.barrons.com/articles/bob-iger-on-disney-after-coronoavirus-51586252700?mod=article_signInButton">Barrons</a> that a few more movies might go straight to the streaming service, but "for the most part a lot of the big tentpole Disney films, we'll simply wait for slots."</p><p>The first episode of the behind-the-scenes docuseries "Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian" and the series finale of the animated "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" also hit Disney Plus on May 4. </p>Read the original article on <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/star-wars-rise-of-skywalker-early-release-date-disney-plus-2020-4">Business Insider</a>

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