Anna Daniels
Pascal admits in Disney Gallery that he was only a part-time bounty hunter. His character’s cryptic appearance behind his Mandalorian armor provided the series’ A-list directors with ample opportunity to sub stunt doubles and specialized suit performers into Pascal’s scenes.
According to the actor himself, he had not just one, but two separate stunt doubles stepping into his shiny boots to pull off some of the first season’s tricky action sequences. Per the docuseries, Pascal’s first double, Lateef Crowder, is a trained martial artist with expertise in capoeira and jujitsu. Crowder was the one stepping in whenever Mando had to engage in a sequence of acrobatic fisticuffs. His second double, Brendan Wayne, had the equally badass task of making Mando an expert gunslinger. All the wild west pistol work that Mando displays throughout season 1 is courtesy of Wayne.
It says something about Favreau and company’s meticulous attention to detail that they brought in two highly specialized performers just to bring some verisimilitude to his show’s lead. Adding two more actors to make Mando both a martial arts expert and a quick-draw gunslinger is just one of the many choices that went into making The Mandalorian the entertaining Star Wars experience that it is.
The Mandalorian‘s first season is currently streaming on Disney+, with a second season scheduled to arrive this fall.
Written by: Looper
