In a new interview with Temuera Morrison promoting his latest film, The Bluff, the Boba Fett actor confirmed his Star Wars return is still on hold, “[I’m] shelved, that’s all,” adding, “like a jar of peaches. When it does get opened, I’m going to come out sweeter, darling.”
Morrison looks back on his time on the Boba Fett set fondly. “It was a big deal for me,” he continues. “When you do a series like Boba Fett and work with Ming-Na [Wen], I started to think, ‘Man, this is it. I’m away. Season 2, 3, 4.’ But at the end of it, we had a great time. I was honored to be brought back after all that time.”
Fortunately, Morrison has been keeping busy with other action fare since Boba Fett’s first season came to an end. He reunited with his Aquaman co-star, Jason Momoa, in Chief of War and The Wrecking Crew, and teams up with fellow New Zealander Karl Urban in the swashbuckling thriller The Bluff. Morrison is the strong, silent quartermaster to Urban’s slightly off-kilter Captain Connor: while the latter moves heaven and earth hunting down a former member of his crew (Priyanka Chopra’s Ercell), Lee is the only one looking out for the crew members who remain.
“I realize I’m not such a baddie,” Morrison jokes. The Bluff brought out a softer, subtler performance in the actor, but director Frank E. Flowers didn’t skimp on brutal action, either. The film ups the ante on the traditional pirate narrative, delivering something that feels closer to John Wick than Pirates of the Caribbean. It’s just the latest of many exciting projects for Morrison — but the actor is still hopeful for a return to that galaxy far away.
“[I’m] shelved, that’s all,” he adds, “like a jar of peaches. When it does get opened, I’m going to come out sweeter, darling.”
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