Actor Temuera Morrison, who made his way back to the Star Wars universe with his official (and flat-out awesome) portrayal of bounty hunter Boba Fett in last week’s episode of The Mandalorian Disney+ series, recently spoke with The New York Times about donning that famous Mando armor in this new live-action show.
Morrison had this to say when comparing this character version of Boba Fett to the one we were introduced to in the Original Trilogy:
When we find Boba, he’s well-worn, and he’s been through a lot. He’s a survivor, and he’s weathered. Now it was time to find out more about what makes Boba tick. Is he more than just a simple man, trying to make his way through the galaxy? Is he tired of all the fighting? Is he tired of all the killing?
During the interview, Morrison also speaks briefly about his time playing Jango Fett in 2002’s Attack of the Clones. Check out the intro to the NYT article below and then take the supplied source link for the full interview with writer Dave Itzkoff.
On “The Mandalorian,” Boba Fett is played by Temuera Morrison, a veteran of the “Star Wars” prequel movies. Morrison previously portrayed Jango Fett, the silver-suited soldier of fortune from “Episode II — Attack of the Clones” who provides the genetic template for the Republic’s Clone Army as well as for his own son, Boba, the future mercenary and nemesis of Han Solo.
(Multiple Morrisons appear in “Episode III — Revenge of the Sith,” in which he played various clone soldiers; he has also voiced Boba Fett and Jango Fett in several “Star Wars” video games, and his voice has been retroactively added to Boba Fett’s scenes in “The Empire Strikes Back” and “Return of the Jedi.”)
