The Mandalorian and Grogu star Pedro Pascal says that Dinn taking his mask off will make perfect sense in the context of the film. We recently got a new trailer for the upcoming Star Wars film and fans were quick to notice that Dinn Djarin (Mando) has his helmet off for several scenes shown in that trailer. Fans of the series The Mandalorian know that it is against Dinn’s beliefs to remove his helmet in front of anyone. In fact, though he has done it before, and with good reason, he’s been admonished for it and had to regain his honor.
Speaking with Empire though, Pascal says that the reason it happens in the film (which he’s not telling), made perfect sense to him.
“When we got to that part, all I can say is that it made perfect sense, and it was what I was hoping would be the reason,” the actor enthuses. “If I were to pitch something, I would say, ‘The only thing that makes sense is…’ And that’s exactly it. He filled that blank. I said immediately, ‘Jon, that’s exactly what I was hoping to hear!’”
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Of course there are practical reasons in the film. One of them being that Pascal spends a lot more time on this film ‘under the armour’ as it were. Brendan Wayne and Lateef Crowder are still on screen for some scenes, but less so than the TV series, where Pascal was rarely doing more than a voice role.
“It’s a tricky thing,” director Jon Favreau tells Empire, “because you want to see his face, but the archetype is that of the helmet. How do we find a way to do it without undermining everything that we developed about the Mandalorian Creed?”
“You’ll see [Pedro] in the armour, both with and without the helmet,” confirms Favreau. And after Gladiator II put the actor through the muscular action paces of a Ridley Scott swords ’n’ sandals epic, he was ready to kick ass as Mando. “He’s a pretty physical performer,” Favreau says. “So we pushed a little further than we have in the past, as far as what he’s doing, helmet-off.”
So, let’s see if we the audience think it makes perfect sense for Dinn to remove his mask in The Mandalorian and Grogu. In my opinion, they made too much of it as a thing and I felt like Season 3 reverted the character development Dinn went through in Season 2. Ergo, I’m happy we get to see Pedro on screen in the role more.
What do you think of Perp Pascals comments on taking off the mask in The Mandalorian and Grogu?
