My buddy Jason over at Making Star Wars even pointed out the sniper rifle slung over the Mandalorian's back was a callout to much-derided Star Wars Christmas Special. Of course, everyone has seemingly picked the gristle off this image. Disney also released a photograph of said nameless and gender-neutral Mandalorian, as seen at the top of this article.īut there's something else in this image that we need to talk about: the title character's distinctive-looking weapon. Fans know the show will be entitled The Mandalorian, that it's set the gap years between the fall of the Empire and the rise of the First Order, and that is has an amazing line-up of talent to direct. Such a historic occasion is, of course, shrouded in secrecy.
