'The Mandalorian' brings Lizzo and Jack Black into the Star Wars universe | Mashable.
'The Mandalorian' brings Lizzo and Jack Black into the Star Wars universe
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| This week's 'Mandalorian' cameo is the most surprising yet. Credit: Lucasilm Ltd |
After cameos from Ahmed Best and Zeb Orrelios, you'd be forgiven for thinking the weekly cameos in Star Wars series The Mandalorian might settle down for a bit. You'd also be wrong.
In the latest Mandalorian episode "Guns for Hire," Din Djarin and Grogu are accompanied by Bo-Katan to the planet Plazir-15. It's a somewhat peculiar place by Star Wars standards because it actually has democratically elected leadership in the form of a Duchess and her lover, Captain Bombardier.
And this is where things get silly. The Duchess is played by none other than Lizzo, though unfortunately there's no flute-playing happening here. And if that wasn't A-list enough, Bowser Jack Black plays Captain Bombardier. It's a huge week for him, I guess.
Unlike the aforementioned Best and Orrelios cameos, there isn't much here in terms of deeper Star Wars lore connections. These are seemingly new characters and it's reasonable to think we may not see them again for a while, if ever. But hopefully Disney opens up its checkbooks to get Lizzo and Black back on set because, man, what a weird and cool thing.
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This was my favorite cameo, but I did really enjoy Lizzo and Jack Black in there as well.
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I couldn’t get past the second episode. They should have ended the series after season 2. This one just feels like a lazy money grab.
ReplyDeleteit’s not perfect but you’re literally missing this show connecting all the animated and expanded universe in this season
Deletethe return of Groku really undercut the show. I don’t believe for a second that it was intended for the “universe” story, but because Disney wants to keep selling Baby Yoda merch.
Deletetrue but they aren’t even the main focus of the show this season
DeleteGroku is so important to the Galaxy that the imperials wanted him, but hey, let him go cruising on perilous adventures with a Mandalorian for no reason.
Deletewhy because they are building what the mandalorian culture is and the rise of the new creed? If you don’t like the story just say that but honestly I find people like you and Disney never give things enough time to play out and Netflix is another one that doesn’t give series enough time to reach their potential
DeleteGetting a chance to see Katee Sackhoff in action is always AWSOME to me.
ReplyDeleteBut its undeniable, this episode was a sleeper.
And Christopher Lloyd
ReplyDeleteAnd much more importantly the legend that is Christopher Lloyd is now in the Star Wars Universe thanks to this episode
ReplyDeletecan’t believe the article didn’t mention Lloyd
DeleteWhy?
ReplyDeleteI love star wars, i love the mandalorian, but this season feels so shallow. I know why they are doing this but, everyone knows pedro pascals just do his voices now and the leading role is passing to bo katan, but it feel like is not necessarily. I have more attachment for the bad batch right now
ReplyDeleteY’all trippin it was a big W, felt like a Clone Wars live-action ep
ReplyDeleteIt was the worst episode so far 
ReplyDeleteHello There can you text me on messenger or send me friend request
DeleteI liked it
Deleteit was rubbish
DeleteThe show just announced to the world that it won’t last beyond another season. If they’re THAT desperate to be “relevant” they’re already doomed.
ReplyDeletePfft, Christopher Lloyd was the highlight
ReplyDeleteHello There can you text me on messenger or send me friend request
DeleteEXACTLY 💯 👏🏾... Saw Christopher Lloyd and was like "DOC!!!?!!"
DeleteThis episode was... something. I'm still confused about what I watched lol
ReplyDeleteThey were fine, the problem is mando being made a sidekick, grogu not being left out for at least a season and really poor story threads where mando has been far more incompetent the he would have been in the first season.
ReplyDeleteLizzo was in the original movies why would they mess with the storyline like that.
ReplyDeleteJack/Lizzo scenes were straight-up cringe…but hello Christopher Lloyd!! What a cool surprise!
ReplyDeletePersonally I don’t hate this season, rather enjoy watching Mando & Bo-katan smolder a bit 🔥
Lizzos performance was amazing
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Deletethis is why the last episode was so low budget 😂
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ReplyDeleteYeah, it was stupid.
ReplyDeleteAlto i love Jack black having them both in the episode ruined it for me . They are to modern for the series,I never like Lizzo ever.
ReplyDeleteUghhh why!!
best EP yet
ReplyDeleteUh oh ….is Disney infiltrating mandalorian ?! Woke really need to fade away
ReplyDeleteBIG RED BUTTON
ReplyDeleteI hope they kill her off the show. She can’t sing but make noises.
ReplyDeleteWhat a 💩 of an episode.
ReplyDeleteIncome the Lizzo comments. They'll be happy about Jack Black but not Lizzo. I guarantee it.
ReplyDeleteI guarantee I didn’t like either one .
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ReplyDeleteI’m just here for the Jabba memes and was not disappointed.
ReplyDeleteThis season kind of sucks 🤷♂️
ReplyDeleteKaren the Demandalorian HOA Manager, the series you never asked for but want to see. May the poor Starbucks worker persevere.
ReplyDeleteIs Lizzo playing a Hutt?
ReplyDeleteLet me guess, they'll play other members of Jabba's species?
ReplyDeleteOH FFS.
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ReplyDelete😆
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ReplyDeleteIt was a pointless filler episode. Just watch the last 8 minutes.
ReplyDeleteThis season is boring …
ReplyDeleteas themselves
ReplyDeleteAnd Christopher loyd
ReplyDeleteLizzo the Hut
ReplyDeleteIs she a hutt?
ReplyDeleteonly when having a panic attack!! 🤣🤣🤣
Deletepizza the hutt
Deleteshe’s vegan. No pizza. Only crust.
Deletelol
DeleteThis season sucks
ReplyDeleteI recommend you to visit Dr akhigbe77
ReplyDeleteYou know, it’d be nice to not have spoilers the morning an episode came out.
ReplyDeleteThis is the way.
DeleteLOL that aint a spoiler thats a god send to be ready to skip some parts
Deletehow dare we have real jobs
DeleteYou can either be on fb.
ReplyDeleteOr you can have unspoiled entertainment.
You can never have both.
Nice quote, I'll have to remember that.
DeleteThanks for the spoiler guys, way to go
ReplyDeleteThanks for the spoiler. The episode hasn’t even been out for 24 hours. Some of us work and watch it the night it comes out.
ReplyDeletewhy did you read the article then?
DeleteI didn’t. Do you not see the title that reveals Jack Black and Lizzo are going to be in the episode tonight?
Deletethat's not really a spoiler, it just says they're in the episode. It literally spoils zero storyline 🤷🏻♀️
DeleteIt spoils it to me. The point of a cameo (and why they’re so exciting) is to be surprised when you watch the episode.
DeleteJumped the shark.
ReplyDeleteAaaaand ruined it. Cool.
ReplyDeletefor you to say that, it must be really bad.
DeleteI just meant the spoiler part - now that I've seen it, I think they did fine.
DeleteIsn’t the show PG? How they gonna have Lizzo on there? She don’t wear any clothes
ReplyDeleteI thought was going in to the city from Logans Run
ReplyDeleteBarf
ReplyDeleteJack black in Star Wars!!! Alright I need to see the new episode
ReplyDeletewait wut? i haven't watched it yet.
ReplyDeleteIt’s not even been a day, most folks in the northern hemisphere wait until later this evening .
ReplyDeleteHmm I need a burner account to comment on this.
ReplyDeleteCan we not with the spoilers in the headlines???
ReplyDeleteCan we please not post spoilers, the same day an episode airs!! 🙁
ReplyDeleteUh, spoilers?
ReplyDeleteWTF Mashable, really?! The episode hasn’t even been out 24 hours yet….
ReplyDeleteJack Black was great of course, Lizzo was decent, enjoyed the episode very much, though I’m not really a Star Wars fan and more of a Trekker.
ReplyDeletePersonally didn’t like all the cameos
ReplyDeleteWhat’s next?…..Joe Biden as “General Creepous”????🤣🤣🤣
ReplyDeletespot on with this comment
Deleteexactly
DeleteJust adding random stars to try to keep it relevant, that seems to be the new trend
ReplyDeleteLizzo must be playing Jabba the Hut😂😂
ReplyDeleteThis season has been such a mixed bag, no wonder the ratings have been down big time.
ReplyDeleteYa couldn’t wait…could you…
ReplyDeleteLizzo? What, is she playing Jabba?
ReplyDeleteFirst Megan The Stallion, now this.
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ReplyDeletewhich one is playing jabba the hut
ReplyDeleteJabba the hut was already killed though. There’s no room for lizzo promoting obesity in the Star Wars galaxy too.
ReplyDeleteLol are they going to be from the Hutt family? They could both play fat worms
ReplyDelete🆒🆒🆒 thanks for ruining the surprise 👍
ReplyDeleteCan someone with an ai art generator app create Jaba the lizzo with sexy princess jack black, please?
ReplyDeleteAnd it's sucks like no other mandalorian episode
ReplyDeleteIs Lizzo going to be a Hutt?
ReplyDeletemaybe a planet he visits?
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ReplyDeleteLizzo must be playing a part in the hutt family.
ReplyDeleteIs Lizzo in a Jabba costume?
ReplyDeleteShameless plug for The Mandalorian ThisIsTheWayPosting a new LGBTQ+ friendly group that’s proudly “woke” 🏳️🌈🚀
ReplyDeleteIs lizo playing java the hut ?
ReplyDeletethat or the coffee creamer
DeleteIs Lizzo making a cameo as a planet?
ReplyDeleteReally??? Whoooooly sht not gonna watch this sht again
ReplyDeletei clapped
ReplyDeleteI clapped because I know who that is.
DeleteVeeeeeery cool.
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ReplyDeleteDon't forget Doc Brown!!!
ReplyDeleteand Christopher Lloyd too.
ReplyDeleteExcellent 👍
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ReplyDeleteAnd doc brown
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ReplyDeleteLizzo played the best jabba the hut ever !!!
ReplyDeleteSigh. Here we go.
ReplyDeleteJack Black? Yes.
ReplyDeleteRikishi? No.
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Saw it… loved it…
ReplyDeleteI thought they all did a fantastic job in this episode
ReplyDeleteWow this show really went downhill.
ReplyDeleteDisney has a habit of that lately.
DeleteChristopher Lloyd as well!
ReplyDeleteMixed emotions
ReplyDeleteI need MORE JACK BLACK
ReplyDeleteWhen is Ed Sheeran appearing?
ReplyDelete"You cant arrest me i was in game of thrones!!!"
Deletehe's 1 of the mandalorians already lol. You will never know would you haha like Prince Harry and William in statwars as stormtroopers
DeleteI absolutely loved lizzo, Jack black, and Christopher Lloyd! Great guests, lots of fun. Y’all I swear Star Wars fans don’t even like Star Wars by these comments 🤡
ReplyDeletethat is objectively untrue
Deleteoof you really got me there, guess I’ll just enjoy it without you then lol
DeleteI'm indifferent to Lizzo. I actually didn't recognize her in the episode. (As background, the only Lizzo song I even know is "Good As Hell".) I could tell from her performance that she wasn't an experienced actor, but that's all I knew about her until I checked YouTube and found out she was in the episode.
DeleteHaving said all that, she didn't ruin the episode or anything. She was okay. She was really secondary to Jack Black and the awesome Christopher Lloyd.
It was a cameo. Of course she didn't "need" to be there. Jack Black, Christopher Lloyd, and Tom Holland's brother didn't "need" to be in there, either.
Deletenobody wants anything to do with Lizzo
DeleteI have to agree. Some people're acting like it was some kind of trainwreck, but I just don't see it. It wasn't perfect. I didn't like how they handled the Dark Saber, and I feel like Din and Grogu are getting less and less to do, but I thought it was a really good episode.
Deletethat’s fair. I also thought the dark saber was a bit of a cop out, but I did really enjoy the good cop/bad cop law and order style of the episode. And the fight between Bo katan and axe woves was great. Overall a good time 🤙
DeleteYeah, that's my assessment, too. Not perfect, but a good time. 🙂
Deleteloved it
DeleteI'm on vaca and watched din this morning...but bruh...I wouldn't even be home from work yet to watch it otherwise. Take it easy on the spoiler.s
ReplyDeleteSpoilers aside, I liked this episode a lot. Not my favorite of the season, but this is the first time I really felt like the cameos added something. I thought Black and Lloyd both did a great job. Lizzo was fine, but you could tell she's not really an actress by trade.
ReplyDeleteThe plot was fine, but I wish Bo had to do something a little more challenging to claim the saber.
When I said "spoilers aside", I was referring to how everyone else was saying that the headline contained spoilers. Did you really think that Bo Katan claiming the saber was a spoiler, though? I could see describing *how* she claimed it as a spoiler, but it's been obvious since season 2 that she was going to claim it. All the same, I apologize if that was a spoiler.
DeleteSpoilers aside..."The plot was fine, but I wish Bo had to do something a little more challenging to claim the saber." SMDH
Deleteyup. It didn't feel earned
Deleteat the end of episode 2i was confused why she hasn't kept it. I guess that was just to move the plot along this way instead.
DeleteIf you think about it Bo has already won the saber back. When Din was captured by that creature on Mandalore the creature took the saber and then Bo defeated the creature.
DeleteYup, agreed.
DeleteOkay, that's weird, I finally watched the last episode and Din said the same thing I said practically word for word about Bo and the dark saber. LOL
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DeleteIt hasn't even been out 24hrs... can you atleast put "*spoilers*" in front of these? Jeez...
ReplyDeleteWe’re waiting for Mickey and Goofy cameos!
ReplyDeletehow are you gonna sleep on Christopher Lloyd in that headline?!
ReplyDeleteWhich Bantha will Lizzo be playing?
ReplyDeleteAsking for a friend.
Did they forget about Christopher Lloyd????
ReplyDeleteDidn't Lizzo already put Han Solo in frozen Carbonite?
ReplyDeletetop shelf comment lol
Deletewow seeing Jack Black the way he is now (aged) the last time I saw him on any kind of TV or monitor was when he did that skit or w.e with Lord of the Rings longgg ago, but yea wowzers or even Orange County lol
ReplyDeletew.e ?
DeleteWhat is funny? I am trying to understand your reference.
Deletemy bad HA! I meant to say whatever - my bad sometimes my stupidity gets the best of me!
Deletehad to look up that skot, that was 2002. He has done mostly voice work of late, aside from Jumanji in 2017 and 2019 a lot of his acting work has been niche films released on one streaming service or network but he has never been really out of things entirely.
DeleteSPOILER ALERT, for GOD'S sake...not everyone watches at midnight...
ReplyDeleteLizzo? Jaba the huts sister? Pretty accurate
ReplyDeleteis lizo playing jave the hut? no costume needed
ReplyDeleteDidn't Lizzo already freeze Han Solo in Carbonite?
ReplyDeleteNot a fan of the stunt casting. It takes me out of the show. Lloyd was great because he was playing the part but Black and Lizzo were a distraction. A better director would have helped.
ReplyDeleteJust when the show couldn’t get any worse 🤦♂️
ReplyDeleteWHY?!
ReplyDeleteSome parts were truly cringeworthy. Lizzo can't act her way out of a g-string.
ReplyDeleteAre they going to have that giant Lizzo thing play Jabba the Hutt? 
ReplyDelete🥰
ReplyDelete….. and the show just lost me. The first sign a shows in trouble is filling episodes with has-beens and never-weres. I give it two more seasons TOPS before it’s through.
ReplyDeletejust which one do you believe a has been and which a never were. They're both fairly internationally famous. Jack Black is in several Disney movies aa an actor or voice actor and Lizzo is due to be in the finale of the Simpson's which via Fox acquisition is now owned by Disney. Why would they not make use of their contracted actors and get them visibility when a role comes up, especially when almost anyone could have done those roles as written?
DeleteWhy dose Disney ruin everything? Like the first two seasons of the show were rendered pointless because Disney couldn’t think of any better ideas. So they just dusted off the Grogu puppet and said at least we can sell toys. And now they are just throwing in random celebrity’s. Like if they would just put some effort into the story they wouldn’t be getting laughed at. I have seen better writing from internet fan-fic 🤦♂️
ReplyDeleteDon't forget Charo, Carol Channing, and Jimmy Walker! DY-NO-MITE!
Deletealright Isaac!
Deleteit’s the new love boat! A buddy of mine said it and it’s true! Waiting for Don Rickles and Burt Reynolds to make cameos now 😂
DeleteThey could have done better. These little mini side stories are getting cringy.
ReplyDeleteSaw the episode, lizzo and Black did a fine job, held their own.
ReplyDeleteThey did a good job for you hating on everything people
ReplyDeleteNow it's happening to this show now. Way to ruin it Disney!! Budweiser is definitely not the way....
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