Heres a rundown of the secret footage ofThe Mandalorianshown to fans at Star Wars Celebration today.
Lucasfilm turned off the live-stream of the presentation, but EW has a description of what we saw.
The pickings are slim.
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The best Greef has to offer is, A wanted smuggler.
Ill take them all.
There are other members of the guild, and this is all I have, the older man says.
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Whats your highest bounty?
Not much, Greef says.
That wont even cover fuel these days.
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But … hell take it.
But theres no puck.
This is an off-the-books kind of gig.
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Underworld, Greef says.
He suggests its too danger, too much.
Not right for The Mandalorian, but hes playing him.
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Something about this doesnt feel right.
Do you want the chip or not?
He … he takes it.
The next shot is a bustling marketplace.
There are some foods roasting on a spit.
They are kowakian monkey-lizards.Someone is cooking Salacious B. Crumbs!
(A rumble of laughter followed by gross-out groans rolled through the audience.)
A blocky Gonk droid leads him down a passage.
In a back room, he finds an array of retro stormtroopers, looking worn out.
Their white armor is dirty, yellowed, scratched, and battered.
They look like toys that have recently been uncovered in someones backyard.
Greef Karga said you were coming, snarls a German accent.
Its Werner Herzog, the real-life documentarian and filmmaker know for his stoicism and imperious manner.
Hes a delight as an anonymous underworld boss.
The Mandalorian stands alert.
What else did he say?
He said you were the best in the parsec, Herzogs character says.
A side door opens, and another figure darts in.
Its Omid Abtahi ofAmerican Gods, playing a man in a crisp gray uniform.
A scientist of some sort.
The Mandalorian, surprised, draws his blaster.
The Stormtroopers raise theirs, and we have a Reservoir Dogs situation.
No, sorry, I didnt mean to alarm, the doctor cries out.
Dr. Pershing, Herzog character says.
kindly excuse his lack of decorum.
His enthusiasm outweighs his discretion.
just lower your blaster.
The Mandalorian tells them to lower theirs first.
We have you four to one, a Stormtrooper says.
I like those odds, he answers.
Herzogs character refocuses the conversation around money.
Greef also said you are expensive.
c’mon, sit.
On the tabletop is a cloth folder.
Inside is a square of silvery metal, embossed with an Imperial stamp.
Think of it as the Star Wars equivalent of what Vibranium means to a Wakandan in the Marvel universe.
Its not just akin to money.
It once was in very dark hands.
Think of it as a gold bar with a Nazi symbol.
The thing that Herzogs character wants The Mandalorian to locate is a living being.
Deliver yes, alive, although I have knowledge that bounty hunting is a complicated profession, he says.
Proof of termination is also accepted.
For a lower fee.
Thats not what we agreed to, the doctor jumps in.
I was simply being pragmatic, Herzog says.
The doctor is like a yappy dog, displeasing its owner.
Herzogs character offers him a tracking fob, a last reported position of data.
A man of your skill should make short work of this, Herzog says.
He has a large amount of Beskar to deliver to The Mandalorian if all goes well.
The Beskar belongs back into the hands of a Mandalorian.
Its best to restore the natural order of things after a period of disarray.
From there, the secret footage became a montage.
She has one similar pistol to the one we associate with Han Solo.
He is still leading a group of black-masked Deathtroopers, first seen inRogue One.
Burn them out, he commands, and a Stormtrooper armed with a blowtorch unleashes a wall of fire.
The Empire improves every system it touches, we hear Herzogs voice say.
As the violence and cacophony explodes onscreen, we hear him complete the thought.
Compare Imperial rule to what is happening now, he says.
Is the world more peaceful since the revolution?
Look outside, I see nothing but death and chaos.
Well find out more whenThe Mandaloriandebuts on Disney+ on Nov. 12.
