Robert Rodriguez was responsible for helming the episode of The Mandalorian that saw Boba Fett return, as well as directing several episodes of The Book of Boba Fett, and he claims he know when, and if, Boba Fett returns, but he’s not sharing.
Rodriguez spoke to io9 on behalf of his upcoming Ben Affleck sci-fi thriller Hypnotic, and the conversation turned to Star Wars and Boba Fett, but he wouldn’t share anything.
“I can’t say,” he told io9. “I’m sworn to secrecy. I wish I could tell you. I know all the answers to what you’re asking, but I can’t say.” Which, to be honest, is the answer we expected. Was he going to say? “Oh, Mando recruits him in season four and then they fight side by side in the Dave Filoni movie?” Of course not. But it was worth a shot.
What Rodriguez was clear about is just how much he cherishes the character and the universe. He even compares his time in a galaxy far, far, away to a fantasy camp.
“Everything you saw every day… it didn’t feel like you were seeing behind the scenes. It felt so real,” Rodriguez said. “The sets were so real. Even the volume was so real that you felt like you were in Star Wars… You know, there’s these’s things called ‘Rock Camp’ that if you want to go play with [Aerosmith guitarist] Joe Perry or something, you pay money to get on stage for two seconds with him? This is what a director would pay money to do. To have Star Wars camp. To get to direct and edit and be part of the Star Wars universe just as an experience is one of my favorite experiences because it was just a dream come true.”
