Following the public departure of Gina Carano as Cara Dune, Dave Filoni and Rick Famuyiwa have discussed how the character’s storyline will be handled in season three of The Mandalorian and beyond.
In a conversation with Deadline, EP Rick Famuyiwa told us that addressing Cara Dune’s departure was on the minds of the writers. Famuyiwa directs Episodes 1, 7 and 8 of Season 3 after previously helming three episodes for the Disney+ show.
“Cara was a big part and continues as a character to be part of the world,” Famuyiwa said. “It had to be addressed in the creative and [Jon Favreau] took the time to think about that. It was something that was discussed as we knew it was going to have impact on the show, but at the same time, what has been at the heart of the show are the two characters — Din Djarin and Grogu — so ultimately it felt like a servicing of that, and around the Mandalorians.”
So is Cara Dune out there in the universe just bounty hunting?
Answered Filoni: “It’s a big galaxy and we have many characters in it — many characters are fighting for their screen time. We’ll just have to see as the season unfolds what the adventures are, but it’s a great character, someone who was vital to Din Djarin’s beginnings; we’ll see if he has evolved beyond that.”
“Now Season 3 is mainly dealing with Mandalorians and the Mandalorian saga, the Mandalorian tale,” Filoni added. “(There’s) different characters he’s met since Bo-Katan (who) take a lot more prominence, which makes sense where his arc is going, the story of him and Grogu specifically.”
The Mandalorian season three starts exclusively on Disney+ on March 1st, 2023.
