He’s the man of the moment in the Star Wars galaxy, returning to the GFFA as Boba Fett after voicing the character and appearing as his father Jango Fett in the prequel trilogy (as well as numerous clones), and now Temuera Morrison talks to the New York Times about that stunning return in The Tragedy, his thoughts on Fett and whether or not he’ll be back as the legendary character.
How long have you been awaiting your opportunity to return to the “Star Wars” series?
There was a lot of stuff online about a possible “Star Wars” bounty-hunter film, and then I was watching all the new “Star Wars” movies coming out, wondering if they were ever going to do anything with Jango Fett. My agent and I had a number of discussions — when are they going to call me? But then I kept forgetting about it. In this day and age, they have a number of options. They could have called other people to play the part. They can go with a fresh face. They could have called the Rock. I felt so grateful that after all this time, something came to be.
Has there been any talk of your returning as Boba Fett, whether on “The Mandalorian” or other “Star Wars” projects — even a series of his own?
I’m just going to have to wait and see. I think a lot of it depends on how things go with this season, but I don’t really know. I wanted to bring everything I had to that [episode] and give them a glimmer of what I can offer. There’s room for this to go someplace. I hope I’m going to be included.
Star Wars: Black Series Electronic Helmet: Prototype Boba Fett @ ForbiddenPlanet.com
