Jon Favreau Talks About His Son Baby Yoda, Why Baby Yoda Merch Wasn’t Ready Right Away, And What The Future Holds
By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 5, 2019 12:30 pm EST
Speaking with THR, Jon Favreau, creator of The Mandalorian, had some things to say about America’s favorite green child. “We’ll learn more about him over the course of the season,” Favreau promised:
I mean, yeah, sure. But I think the real reason people love Baby Yoda so much is because he’s so darn cute, and because he’s basically a walking meme factory. And that’s what the kids these days crave. They also crave toys, but oddly enough, there were no Baby Yoda toys ready to coincide with The Mandalorian launch. That was all part of the plan.
“I think what’s great about what George [Lucas] created is that Yoda proper, the character that we grew up watching, was always shrouded in mystery, and that was what made him so archetypal and so mythic. We know who he is based on his behavior and what he stands for, but we don’t know a lot of details about where he comes from or his species. I think that’s why people are so curious about this little one of the same species.”
“It’s very difficult to keep secrets about projects you’re working on,” Favreau said:
As for what the future holds for The Mandalorian, Favreau added:
“I’m putting a lot of effort working with [The Mandalorian producer] Dave Filoni to figure out what the overarching story is and the storyline for all these characters and what the world is like,” Favreau continued. “We want to make sure that we have a road map, because we’re also a puzzle piece that fits into a larger Star Wars universe that has a lot of other movies and a lot of other projects, and we want to make sure we’re consistent with them.”
“There’s definitely the opportunity to explore these characters beyond what we’ve presented on the show. There’s a very fluid line between what’s in the movie theaters and what’s on the screen at home. It’s very exciting for me because I get to tell stories over the course of several hours and not just within the footprint of one theater-going experience. I think it’s only a matter of time before we cross paths the other way.”
A new episode of The Mandalorian is set to drop tonight, which means that by the time we wake up tomorrow there will be approximately 40 new Baby Yoda memes. So it goes.
