Favreau: Phantom Menace inspired a subtle detail in The Mandalorian and Grogu

Jon Favreau revealed in the in-theater director commentary that The Phantom Menace inspired a tiny detail in The Mandalorian and Grogu. The red laser barriers in the stadium where Din Djarin is forced to fight Rotta the Hutt (voiced by Jeremy Allen White) were inspired by the Duel of the Fates sequence.

Remember those laser gates on Naboo in the fight where Obi-Wan Kenobi faces Darth Maul? It’s a subtle reference, but a cool one nonetheless. Favreau also said the video game Star Wars: Jedi - Fallen Order was used as a reference for what the inside of an All Terrain Armored Transport, aka an AT-AT walker, looks like.

Worlds depicted in various Star Wars graphic novels helped the art team figure out what the planet of Nal Hutta should look like. The director commentary is available in over 6,000 US theaters via the TheaterEars app and is currently only available in the United States.

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