Studio Lucasfilm intends in the near future to find a new actress for the role Kara Dune, which in two seasons of the series “Mandalorian“(The mandalorian) played Gina Carano… Reported by The Hollywood Reporter.
According to the sources of the publication, the decision to fire Carano was made by the team of the head of Lucasfilm Kathleen Kennedy, not a showrunner of the project Jon Favreau… At the same time, some people from the environment of the actress warned that she allegedly “substitutes” the director.
THR writes that Carano was not involved in the work on the spin-off “Boba Fett’s book“(The Book of Boba Fett), but its representatives were negotiating the filming of other projects. Carano was also supposed to appear as part of an online presentation Disney in December 2023, when 10 new projects in the universe were announced “star Wars“(Star Wars). At the last moment, all references to the model were removed from the broadcast.
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As the insider said WDW ProDisney and Lucasfilm executives began preparing a plan to fire Gina Carano in November 2023, intending to take advantage of any excuse. The blogger doubts that Jon Favreau was informed about the idea, because the director tries not to get involved in conflicts and does not treat the “culture of cancellation” well.
This is indicated by crumpled official statement by an anonymous Lucasfilm spokesman, published in the American media. This behavior is quite unusual for the House of Mickey Mouse. When the director was fired “Guardians of the Galaxy” James Gunn, everyone knew the decision was made by Disney’s senior management. When the actress was kicked out Rosanna Barr, the situation was commented on personally by the head of the company Bob Iger… When the leader was “canceled” Pixar John Lasseter, the latter has coordinated its statements with Disney.
Earlier, Gina Carano said that she found out about her dismissal from social networks. The last time she contacted Lucasfilm representatives regarding official statements was in the fall of 2023.
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Unsurprisingly, there was a complete PR disaster. The situation was aggravated by the fact that the Portal to Ad was opened on the eve of the quarterly report to investors.
The hashtag gained popularity on the web #CancelDisneyPlus, the fans were again divided into warring camps (as in the days of “The last Jedi” Ryan Johnson), Lucasfilm and Disney were accused of hypocrisy. Now people are demanding to fire the leading actor Pedro Pascal, who himself several times published provocative statements on social networks (time and two).
WDW Pro also said that a certain person who is “familiar to the public” presented an ultimatum to Disney’s management: if the company does not “cleanse” Lucasfilm of incompetent employees, he will leave the Star Wars franchise. Presumably, we are talking about an actor Karle Weatherswho was never afraid to criticize his superiors (he got the role Apollo Creed in the franchise “Rocky“by contriving to question acting skills Sylvester Stallone at the first meeting).
Gina Carano herself announced plans for the production of his own film in cooperation with a conservative publication The daily wire Ben Shapiro… Despite the ambiguous reputation of the latter, the partnership is worth recognizing as an additional click on the nose of the Hollywood mouse. The actress was fired for “anti-Semitic publication”, while Shapiro is an Orthodox Jew from the United States.
The chapter added fuel to the fire UFC Dana White… Despite a number of disagreements with Gina Carano, he defended the actress and ex-MMA fighter.
“Leave Gina alone … We all make mistakes,” said a top manager.
The comment was addressed to the journalist of the TV channel ESPN (part of Disney) Ariel Helwani. The latter accused Carano of “idiocy and insensitivity”, adding that the words of the actress did not suit him “as a Jew and a common man.”
“Ariel Helwani made this situation look like it affected him personally … What a jerk,” White responded.
ESPN executives issued a public statement criticizing the head of the UFC, fully supporting Helwani. As a result, the conflict between Gina Carano and the House of Mickey Mouse now affects sports. And the heads of Disney have only themselves to blame.
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The public relations specialists of many of the company’s internal studios avoid posting loud statements on social media (Walt disney animation studios, Walt disney parks and Resorts etc). But the Lucasfilm employees, Marvel and ESPN often spiral out of control, which indicates serious deficiencies in top management. The incumbent Disney CEO will have to patch holes Bob Capek.
As for the question of Gina Carano’s recast in “The Mandalorian”, for some reason, the Web offers to replace her with Lucy Lawless… The argument is that the actress played a strong warrior in the series “Xena – the Queen of Warriors“. However, the actress is already 52 years old, and recently she was noted for her serious role Margaret Thatcher in the series “Crown“.
Disney critics jokingly suggest replacing Carano with a black actor Don Cheadla of cinematic universe… They hint at an unpleasant chapter in history. Marvel Studioswhen money and racism became the basis for the recast. Details can be read in our great article.
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