Yahoo News Star Wars' George Lucas visits Mandalorian TV show set
George Lucas may have created the entire Star Wars franchise, but he's shown that he's still keen to get involved on ground level – he's been pictured visiting the set of upcoming live-action series The Mandalorian.
The Star Wars spin-off is currently filming and the show's writer and executive producer Jon Favreau was clearly delighted to receive a visit from Lucas himself while working on it.
Favreau posted a photo of himself with Lucas on a cantina set to his Instagram feed, captioning it "Birthday Surprise" – as Favreau happened to be celebrating his birthday on the day.
A post shared by Jon Favreau (@jonfavreau) on Oct 19, 2018 at 2:10pm PDT
He then shared another photo of the pair on a different set with Dave Filoni, who is directing the first episode of the series.
The Mandalorian is set between Star Wars Episodes VI and VII – Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens – and will follow "a lone gunfighter in the outer reaches of the galaxy far from the authority of the New Republic".
The show will focus on a new Mandalorian following the enduring popularity of franchise characters Jango and Boba Fett, who were also Mandalorians.
A post shared by Jon Favreau (@jonfavreau) on Oct 19, 2018 at 6:25pm PDT
Interestingly, the term Mandalorian has never actually been used in any of the movies so far.
A host of big-name directors have been lined up to work on the show, including Deborah Chow (Jessica Jones), Rick Famuyiwa (Dope), Bryce Dallas Howard (Solemates) and Taika Waititi (Thor: Ragnarok).
It's apparently going to be one of the most expensive TV shows of all time, with costs reportedly adding up to $10 million per episode.
The Mandalorian is set to feature on Disney's upcoming steaming platform.
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