He’s been a whirlwind of activity, promoting his first Star Wars big screen epic The Mandalorian and Grogu, and we couldn’t hope to post every individual show, event or spot he’s been involved with, so…get comfy for a mega blast of Favreau news collacted in one article, starting with this at-length and in-depth interview with CBS Sunday Morning where Favreau talks Star Wars, Marvel and more.
In this web exclusive, Jon Favreau, the creator of the “Star Wars” series “The Mandalorian,” and director of the new film “The Mandalorian and Grogu,” talks with correspondent Tracy Smith about the myth of “Star Wars,” the influences on the story (including Japanese samurai films), and expanding the universe for a new audience. He also talks about working with Robert Downey Jr. on his film “Iron Man,” and about cooking, the subject of his 2014 movie, “Chef.”
Next, Favreau discusses how – incredibly for such an American institution – this is the first Star Wars film made entirely in the States, and how California tax incentives helped make it possible.
“I’d like to thank the California Film Commission for allowing us to have a tax incentive here and allowing us to be the first ‘Star Wars’ film to be made entirely in Los Angeles,” “Mandalorian” director and co-writer Jon Favreau said to applause while introducing the movie at its world premiere Thursday night at the TCL Theatre in Hollywood.
For the longest time there was talk of a fourth season, but now we have the film almost in cinemas understandably the question of ‘why a film rather than a fourth season‘ once again arises, and speaking with Collider, Favreau gives some perspective.
“We came up with the new script for this together, so it has a different feel than a season of television, which acknowledges that you’ve seen all three coming before. This one, we wanted this to be an understandable enough standalone experience, so that if a fan wants to bring somebody who may not be as familiar, they’ll still have a good time. But the details are still there, and it does feed into what you’re talking about with the time period.”
There’s also the not-inconsequential matter of Ahsoka season 2.
“It always has to acknowledge what’s around it,” said Favreau. “The good thing with Star Wars is the fans are so perceptive that you don’t have to have a heavy hand, but you have to make sure it’s consistent and thought through. And fortunately, Dave, being a writer of this and deep in it, and Ahsoka filmed right after this, all of it informed one another. There are also larger threads that I can always just pick up the phone and talk to Dave as he watches cuts. So, all of it is informed by the larger story.”
Finally for now, Favreau cooks with chef Roy Choi.
Chef Roy Choi joins Jon Favreau to cook a Flat Meat Fry.
