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Dave Filoni worked extensively onStar Wars: The Clone Wars, earning his stripes with the animated series before becoming the Chief Creative Officer at Lucasfilm. However, while working on the series, Filoni relatively had less creative control over proceedings, primarily because franchise creator George Lucas was still actively involved with it.
During an interview, Filoni discussed working with Lucas and adding his spin to some of the characters in the animated series. The showrunner explained how one fan-favorite character was initially only supposed to be a supporting player. However, Filoni took his own creative choices with the character making her one of the best in the galaxy far, far away.
Dave Filoni reveals how he turned Bo-Katan into a fan-favorite Mandalorian
Dave Filoniworked as a supervising director on the fan-favorite animated seriesThe Clone Wars. The series introduced several tertiary characters who have become important players in the galaxy far, far away. In an interview withthe officialStar Warswebsite, Filoni discussed the show’s fifth season in great detail.
During the conversation, Filoni talked about giving a larger role and more screen time to Bo-Katan Kryze in season 5. The writer-director revealed thatBo-Katan’s characterwasn’t something he pitched to George Lucas during their story meetings.
She was a character that I created last season; she was just “Death Watch lieutenant” in the script, and I wanted to make a strong female Mandalorian character, so I just made her that character and then brought her back into this season.
Filoni made the above statement, explaining how his desire for a strong female character and the story’s progression led to him bringing Bo-Katan back as a more important character.
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Furthermore, Filoni also explained the importance of the lessons he had learned from Lucas, revealing that some creative choices were made to make the overall stronger. As a result, while Bo-Katan and Satine weren’t initially sisters in the script, he decided to make them related, resulting in dramatic complexity.
Katee Sackhoff demanded Dave Filoni bring Bo-Katan toThe Mandalorian
Filoni’s gamble with the character certainly paid off as Bo-Katan has remained an important figure in the galaxy far, far away beyondThe Clone Wars. The character is voiced byKatee Sackhoffin mostStar Warsprojects. She also reprised the role in live-action mediastarting withThe Mandalorianseason 2.
During an appearance ataStar Warscelebration, Sackhoff discussed appearing as Bo-Katan in live-action, admitting that she cornered Filoni and demanded he add her character in the franchise’s first live-action series. She said:
I cornered…Dave Filoni, and I said, ‘So I hear about this show Mandalorian, and my character is not dead. So, um, how good of friends are we?’ He said it was already in the works, but I like to think that I had some sway.
Sackhoff jokingly explained that when the series was in development, she was immediately interested in reprising her role with Filoni admitting that he planned to bring Bo-Katan to live-action.
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Ultimately, Filoni has always been a champion for Bo-Katan, who has become a fan favorite over the years. As a result of Filoni’s creative choices, he deserves a lion’s share of the credit for the character’s popularity and reverence in theStar Warsmedia.
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Pratik Handore
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With a keen interest in comic book movies and blockbuster franchises, Pratik usually covers news and updates on the DCU, MCU, Star Wars, and more.A die-hard fan of George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, Pratik spends most of his time exploring different storytelling mediums that invoke a sense of wonder and adventure. Other filmmakers whose works have deeply influenced him include Alfred Hitchcock, James Gunn, and Guillermo del Toro.
