Star Wars: 10 Mind-Blowing Facts You Didn't Know About The Mandalorian
3. What Goes Into Bringing Grogu To Life
Sticking with the details behind what went into producing two of the most likeable and engaging characters Star Wars has unleashed in recent times, and with a little green legend who quickly stole the hearts of the entire galaxy.
Opting instead to go back to basics and rely more heavily on practical effects than the more commonly used CGI tools seen in the majority of sci-fi projects today, producing a realistic Grogu puppet for use on the set of The Mandalorian did not come cheap by any means.
Coming in at a cool $5 million, there's a reason aforementioned one-time Stormtrooper Adam Pally was given a passive aggressive dressing down by Jon Favreau on the back of walloping Baby Yoda a little too hard in one particular take.
Taking a staggering four puppeteers to operate the life-like lil' guy - one designated to his eyes, another his head and body, another his mouth and ears, and the last the other parts of his body and arms - legendary director Werner Herzog even went out of his way to advise Deborah Chow to double-down on committing to the puppet instead of using CGI; such was his connection to the entirely convincing puppet.