She’s portrayed Frog Lady and Kuiil in The Mandalorian and her parts in the smash hit show make Misty Rosas an essential component of the Star Wars galaxy, and she discusses her role in the GFFA in the 206th issue of Star Wars Insider magazine.
Bringing Kuiil to life was a team effort, with Nick Nolte providing the voice, and Legacy Effects artists controlling the animatronics. Can you talk a bit about how you all worked together?
I was very fortunate to have Nick Nolte’s dialogue on set. During rehearsal I would say all of Kuiil’s lines, then I would get suited up. I wore an earpiece so I could hear the dialogue. There were speakers on set so the other actors could hear Kuiil’s dialogue. After rehearsal I would then coordinate the timing of the dialogue with my puppeteering team. We would discuss and plan subtle, physical cues that I would give them during a scene so they would know when I’d want to say certain lines. It was a very complicated and challenging process.
Our first couple of takes didn’t always go very well, but once we all got into a flow, the “mind meld” would manifest and we’d magically co-coordinate and fuse into a single being. It really took four individuals to bring Kuiil to life.
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