The Mandalorian Season 2: 10 Major New Reveals From EW's Feature And Stills

For many Star Wars fans, Filoni is the heir apparent to this Galaxy. Working under George Lucas on The Clone Wars, he later took charge of that series and delivered a fulfilling, perfect finale. Whether he will ever take over from Kathleen Kennedy remains to be seen, but he's clearly invaluable to The Mandalorian if these new comments from Favreau are any indication.

Filoni describes their relationship as "bringing balance to the Force," while the Iron Man director explains: "I’ll come up with ideas and sometimes Dave will say, ‘You can’t do this in Star Wars.’ Then I’ll cite examples from the movies, or Clone Wars, to try to use as a justification."

"I’m like a lawyer talking to a judge; I am to him as he was to George. I won't do anything without Dave's approval. And to his credit, he understands that Stars Wars needs to be fun and ever-evolving."

For Filoni, it's all about keeping an eye on the smaller details, ensuring that even the dialogue doesn't pull fans out of this world, including, for example, a phrase like "a dime a dozen." As he explains, "There aren’t dimes in Star Wars. So how do you get that across? Or should it be avoided altogether?"