Star Wars 7x7: A Daily Bite-Sized Dose of Star Wars Joy

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**Star Wars 7×7: A Daily Bite-Sized Dose of Star Wars Joy**

The Star Wars 7×7 Podcast is Rebel-rousing fun for everyday Jedi, generally between 7 and 14 minutes a day, always 7 days a week. Join host Allen Voivod for Star Wars news, history, interviews, trivia, and deep dives into the Star Wars story as told in movies, books, comics, games, cartoons, and more. Follow now for your daily dose of Star Wars joy. It’s destiny unleashed! #SW7x7

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2,147. Clarifying the Boba Fett/Timothy Olyphant/ Mandalorian Rumors May 20, 2020

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Last Friday, The Hollywood Reporter broke the rumor that Timothy Olyphant would be joining the cast of The Mandalorian for season 2, with this additional note:

It is unknown whether the actor will play a new character or a returning favorite in a new guise.

Yesterday, /Film broke the rumor that Olyphant will be wearing Boba Fett's armor on the show. But clearly, he does not look like Temuera Morrison. Here's what they had to say about that:

...Earlier this month it was reported that Temuera Morrison, who originated the role of Jango Fett (Boba's clone father), had been cast as Boba Fett. So what's going on here? If Morrison is playing the role of Boba Fett, then Timothy Olyphant is playing an enigmatic character named Cobb Vanth.

Now, in a few recent episodes where rumors have been discussed, I've been able to share that someone reached out to me to share information from another person to confirm/deny media reports like this. Well, that someone let me know a thing or two about this particular set of rumors, and I'm sharing what I've heard on today's show. Punch it!

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2,146. The "Hardest Things" for Empire and Last Jedi Characters May 19, 2020

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The May 2017 Vanity Fair cover story on The Last Jedi includes this:

But Johnson, in drawing up his screenplay, decided to raise the stakes further. 'I started by writing the names of each of the characters,' he said, 'and thinking, What's the hardest thing they could be faced with?'

I think it's fair to assume that he didn't need to think too deeply about that question for certain characters - Threepio, Maz Kanata, Phasma, Snoke, DJ, Hux, Holdo, or Yoda. But I certainly believe he entertained that question, and deeply, for Luke, Leia, Rey, Kylo/Ben, Finn, Poe, and Rose. On today's episode, we'll talk about what The Last Jedi tells us about Rian's answers to that big question for each character. We'll also talk about how The Empire Strikes Back, whether we knew it or not, was doing the same thing to Leia, Luke, and Han all those years ago. Punch it!

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2,145. Comparing Empire Strikes Back With The Last Jedi May 18, 2020

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In October 2017 (before the release of The Last Jedi), Rian Johnson spoke at an "Ireland Week" event to talk about the movie. The Hollywood Reporter quoted him as saying:

"That very last image of The Force Awakens, with Rey holding the lightsaber out to Luke, that was so evocative. In every other case, Star Wars movies jumped forward in leaps of time. I knew I was supposed to do that, but the last image was intriguing. I knew I wanted to know where we were going next."

Later on in the article, there was a direct interview with Johnson, and I wanted to flag this question and answer for you:

Q: Part of [Star Wars] is recontextualizing past movies. How does yours do that?

A: Each new film hopefully recontextualizes what came before it. That's part of the game. Yes, it's a continuation of not only The Force Awakens, but also of the legacy leading up to it.

These, along other past comments from Johnson, are going to come into play as we set the stage to discuss how The Last Jedi is similar to and different from The Empire Strikes Back on today's episode. Punch it!

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2,144. Star Wars POP! With Sixth Scale Scavengers May 17, 2020

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It's time for another episode of Star Wars POP! That's "Podcasters on Podcasting," and for today's episode, I'm joined by Bryan and Chris from Sixth Scale Scavengers. Here's their scoop:

Sixth Scale Scavengers is a Hot Toys collecting podcast with a focus on the Star Wars, Marvel, and DC Comics licenses.

The co-founders Bryan Fontaine and Chris Leddy created the podcast and later this website as resource for collectors of all experience levels to learn and interact with the collecting community. You will find checklists and databases of all the Hot Toys figures released to date with product information, release dates, and helpful links to scavenge your own collecting deals.

Each podcast episode covers news, collecting tips, featured collecting topics, and figure reviews in each episode.

On today's episode of the show, I'll be talking to them about their podcasting history, inspirations, and much more. Punch it!

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2,143. The Mandalorian Season 2 Update May 16, 2020

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While we were spending the last couple of days talking about the question of whether Boba Fett is an actual Mandalorian, and going down all sorts of Legends rabbit holes and so forth, a couple of news items related to season 2 of The Mandalorian hit the airwaves. One of them was great news from Disney CEO Bob Chapek on the status of post-production for the hit Disney+ series. The other - a casting rumor about Katee Sackhoff reprising her animation role in live action as Bo-Katan Kryze from The Clone Wars, which could be great news if it happens - seems not to be getting the same kind of juice that previous casting rumors have gotten. I'll explain on today's show... Punch it!

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2,142: Boba Fett: Corrections and Elaborations May 15, 2020

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I got a lot of feedback about my episode yesterday, exploring the idea of whether Boba Fett is, in fact, a Mandalorian. Turns out I got a little too narrow with my focus on a couple of things! So on today's episode of the show, I'll be handling some corrections (the clan signet doesn't have to be on the right shoulder, for example). I'll also be getting into a few elaborations - specifically about the Mandalorian icon on Boba Fett's left shoulder, and the emblem on the right side of his chest plate.

And after all of that, which will dig deeply into Legends territory, I'll dig my heels in and assert that I still don't think Boba Fett is a Mandalorian in the "practicing" sense of the word. Punch it!

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2,141. Is Boba Fett Really a Mandalorian? May 14, 2020

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It may seem an odd question to consider at first. After all, I think the segment of the Star Wars audience that cares about such things has generally accepted the idea that Boba Fett is a Mandalorian. But as I did my research for yesterday's episode about whether Boba Fett survived the sarlacc pit, and how his potential appearance in The Mandalorian could be as much about the armor as it is about the person within the armor, I also got to thinking about Boba Fett's history himself.

Which led me to Jango Fett, and to questions of citizenship, and birth versus cloning, and pauldrons, and I promise you this will make sense in the episode itself. Ultimately, it seems there are two primary ways of answering the question of whether Boba Fett is a Mandalorian. One way, the answer (with certain caveats in place, so as not to go too far into the weeds) is a yes.

The other way - arguably, the more important way of considering the question - the answer is a hard no. Punch it!

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2,140. Did Boba Fett Actually Survive the Sarlacc Pit? May 13, 2020

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Ahh, Boba Fett, the Schrödinger's cat of Star Wars. Is he alive or dead? No canon story has anything to say about him after his last appearance, tumbling down into the mouth of the sarlacc in Return of the Jedi. So like the famous quantum physics thought experiment, he is both alive AND dead until we actually observe him in one state or the other.

There's another complicating factor to all of this. Boba Fett was a person, but as we saw with Boushh in Return of the Jedi, bounty hunters can be impersonated - or mistakenly identified. In other words, people could see someone show up in Boba Fett's armor and think, "Hey, that's Boba Fett!" when in reality it isn't.

So on today's show, we're going to separate the man from the armor, and tell you what we know about both. In addition, Wookieepedia has gathered some VERY interesting information about what George Lucas considers Boba's fate to be. Punch it!

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2,139. Sorting Out the Boba Fett/Mandalorian Season 2 Rumors May 12, 2020

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On Friday - why is it always Friday? - The Hollywood Reporter broke the rumor that Temuera Morrison has been cast in The Mandalorian for season 2, and that he'll be playing Boba Fett. The other trades followed up with their own sources and said they were hearing the same thing. (One wonders - do they all have the same sources? And if so, that doesn't make it any more real, does it?)

Meanwhile, Jordan from Cinelinx is saying that he's heard Morrison - who played Jango Fett in Attack of the Clones and has voiced a variety of clones in other Star Wars projects - may not *only* be playing Boba Fett.

So, one of three things could be happening:

Morrison is only playing Boba Fett Morrison is playing Boba Fett AND one or more clones OR - I've got a third theory, which lines up with what I'm hearing from a source of a source, and brings another person connected with Boba Fett into play

We'll talk about it all today... Punch it!

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2,138. Star Wars POP! With Brews & Blasters May 11, 2020

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Star Wars POP! - Podcasters on Podcasting - is the segment on our show where I interview other Star Wars podcasters about their influences, insights, and the details of their Star Wars shows. On today's installment, I'm welcoming Brews and Blasters to the show. Here's their scoop:

Born from the discussions between two friends at a local pub in the historic town of Salem, Massachusetts, this Star Wars podcast is your chance to kick back and enjoy everything about that galaxy far, far away.

Each episode, hosts Chris Salton and Joe Tavano sit down every week to do what they would be doing anyway — talk about all things Star Wars, tell some stories, and have a good time. Join them as they share their love for Star Wars, the most obscure Star Wars characters, Boston's North Shore, 1980s pop culture and delicious food, and occasionally talk to fascinating people - and friends, like an anthropomorphic packet of crystallized lime.

Not sure about that last bit! Sadly, I didn't ask them about it, but we did cover a lot of ground on this episode, and I hope you enjoy. Punch it!

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