Star Wars: 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Grogu
6. Dave Filoni Was Cautious About Attempting To Bring Him To Life
Clone Wars, Rebels, Bad Batch, and Mandalorian creative Dave Filoni - and just all-round Star Wars wizard - had a few reservations about getting tangled up in the lore of a character held dear by so many - himself included!
In a recent conversation with Vanity Fair covering the future of this galaxy far, far away, the Mando executive producer would confess that “Honestly, it’s something I never would’ve done because Yoda is Yoda.”
Going further when nudged on the subject of the little green breakout sensation, Filoni also admitted:
“I think people now look back and think it was like a slam dunk, but we were very cautious. The amount of measuring, especially in the first season, for how we were framing this kid took a lot of effort.”
To go along with Filoni's self-professed doubts over whether it was wise to delve into the background of an intentionally mysterious race, Kathleen Kennedy would also add that both Filoni and Jon Favreau debated "quite ferociously" over The Child in a "playdate" of sorts that she organised.
But that aforementioned Chris Alzmann concept sketch was eventually enough to convince both creatives this Baby Yoda was more than worth a punt... not literally, of course. He's bloody expensive.