Disney+ has officially announced the release date for Lucasfilm’s newest live-action Star Wars series, The Book of Boba Fett. Starring Temuera Morrison and Ming-Na Wen, the series is scheduled to make its debut on Wednesday, December 29, more than a year since the project was first teased during the second season finale of The Mandalorian.
The date announcement also comes with the release of the first poster, which you can check out below, featuring Morrison’s titular bounty hunter as he sits on a throne in Jabba the Hutt’s palace which was previously occupied by Bib Fortuna.
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The Book of Boba Fett sees the return of Temuera Morrison as he reprises his fan-favorite space bounty hunter role as Boba Fett, who was last seen by Star Wars fans during the post-credits scene of the second season finale of The Mandalorian. The series will be executive produced by Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni, who are reportedly trying to adopt Marvel Studios’ successful MCU format.
“The series is described as a thrilling Star Wars adventure,” reads the logline. “It finds legendary bounty hunter Boba Fett and mercenary Fennec Shand navigating the Galaxy’s underworld when they return to the sands of Tatooine to stake their claim on the territory once ruled by Jabba the Hutt and his crime syndicate.
The Mandalorian spin-off is executive produced by Jon Favreau, Dave Filoni, Robert Rodriguez, Kathleen Kennedy, Colin Wilson, Karen Gilchrist, and Carrie Beck, with John Bartnicki, and John Hampian set as producers.
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Lucasfilm had previously attempted to produce Boba Fett spinoffs before the character appeared in The Mandalorian. However, none of the planned spinoffs took off and made it to production. This includes a live-action TV series from George Lucas and a Boba-centric film from Fantastic Four director Josh Trank, which both didn’t move forward with their productions.
The Book of Boba Fett
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The Book of Boba Fett