As a fan of each Star Wars and Timothy Olyphant, I used to be amongst many who went head over heels upon witnessing the arrival of the actor’s beskar-wearing Cobb Vanth in The Mandalorian’s Season 2 premiere. His presence there was far too restricted for my tastes, and his return for The E-book of Boba Fett didn’t precisely finish on the brightest of notes for him. However assuming all goes effectively for the character’s return to well being, might audiences see Olyphant return to a galaxy far, distant within the mega-crossover film that franchise nice Dave Filoni is placing collectively?
Now at present again within the metaphorical saddle as Justified: Metropolis Primeval’s Raylan Givens, Timothy Olyphant actually is aware of the way it feels to have considered one of his characters introduced again via fashionable and inventive demand. And whereas he understandably couldn’t communicate on to the concept of reteaming with Filoni — lest Disney execs stick him in a bacta tank beneath Cinderella’s citadel — he did make it sound like he’d readily comply with return to the function if that likelihood got here his manner. Right here’s how he put it throughout an interview with The Playlist’s Bingeworthy podcast, talking to the concept of how fashionable his character turned regardless of having such a minimal presense:
If I had [talks with Filoni], I would not inform you. . . . Actually, I can inform you that I have been very, very fortunate with these guys. I’ve solely performed two episodes and to have solely performed these two episodes and really feel such as you’re a part of a world they usually created such a memorable character. I imply, you recognize, I am getting away with one thing right here. I did two episodes and I’ve obtained like 4 toys on the market. It is ridiculous, and I do know it as a result of swiftly there’s individuals on the airport with toys. That is new.
Although he is been a part of superior franchises and tasks like Scream, Deadwood, Santa Clarita Weight loss program and extra, Olyphant’s characters sadly aren’t the sort that toy producers are champing on the bit to deliver to retailers. (Justified might have had its personal southern-fried universe of motion figures and playsets.) However after only one look in The Mandalorian, Cobb Vanth toys have been set in stone, and his return for The E-book of Boba Fett solely elevated the will for extra. And consumerism math dictates that one other return for Dave Filoni’s upcoming film would rocket that curiosity into the stratosphere of no matter planet he occurs to be on on the time. (Particularly if Pedro Pascal’s Din Djarin can also be within the combine.)
However a mission’s large toy potential technically has no bearing on how fulfilling it could be to truly deliver the mission collectively. Fortunately, Olyphant continued by saying simply how a lot of a blast he had, and mentioned Filoni and others are effectively conscious of his curiosity in Cobb-knobbing with them once more. In his phrases:
However, it was a ball engaged on these issues and people guys know in the event that they name me I might present up. I do not care if it is a massive large factor or simply to indicate up for a day. It is a enjoyable gig.
So colour me confidently optimistic about seeing Cobb Vanth once more, this time on the large display screen. That’s, except he returns earlier, maybe via Rosario Dawson’s Ahsoka, in a manner that takes him out of the working for the movie. But when that occurs, we riot.
Ahsoka is ready to debut on Wednesday, August 23, for anybody with a Disney+ subscription, and there are extra upcoming Star Wars tasks on the way in which to maintain us busy till we get extra information about Dave Filoni’s characteristic.
