10 Unusual Demands Made By Actors On Recent TV Shows
4. Temuera Morrison Wanted Less Lines - The Book Of Boba Fett
Temuera Morrison isn't just any ol' performer and clearly sensed that in his part as the iconic Boba Fett during his latest Disney+ solo outing he was faced with forging another compelling chapter in the often silent and stoic bounty hunter's legendary book.
So, when it became clear that Morrison was likely going to have to let loose a touch more dialogue than fans had grown used to hearing tumble out of the Beskar-equipped son of Jango in said Star Wars show, the New Zealand performer attempted to push back against the likes of Jon Favreau and the gang.
In Morrison's words when talking to NME about his latest stint as Boba, the actor stated that Fett simply talked "far too much on the show" and even tried to pass off some of his lines to co-star Ming-Na Wen in an effort to remain "mysterious".
Going further, he'd even recount a tale of telling one of the show's writers (Noah Kloor) that he wouldn't be saying a certain over-stuffed section of the script, only to be told by an absent Favreau via phone call that he was still very much required to speak the words put down on the paper.
Well, he tried...