It came as a major shock to a lot of Star Wars fans when Lucasfilm announced the arrival of a new spinoff show called The Book of Boba Fett out of nowhere following the epic Season 2 finale of The Mandalorian. Turns out, even the House of Mouse was kept in the dark with the development of the show, at least that's what director Robert Rodriguez claims. According to the series' co-showrunner, the show, which reportedly serves as Season 2.5 of The Mandalorian was filled with so much secrecy, not even Disney was aware of what was actually going on.
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Rodriguez claims that Dave Filoni and Jon Favreau kept the project a secret even to Disney executives. He also revealed that actress Ming-Na Wen was also shocked to learn that the project actually exists because she thought she was signing up for another season of The Mandalorian. He explains: "Even Disney didn’t know we were going to drop it like that. I got to see the inner workings, and [Favreau and writer-producer-director Dave Filoni] kept this a secret from everybody."
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Considering Disney calls most of the shots when it comes to the content they produce, Rodriguez's claim honestly comes as a huge surprise. On the other hand, it just goes to prove how much creative control the company has given to Dave Filoni and Jon Favreau, and the faith the House of Mouse has in the duo is absolutely astonishing. It certainly looks like Disney has already learned its lesson with how they handled the sequel trilogy and is really out to make amends with the Star Wars fandom. So far, they're doing a fantastic job.
The Book of Boba Fett streams on December 29th exclusively on Disney+.
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