Star Wars: Gina Carano returning to The Mandalorian?

Is Gina Carano returning as Cara Dune in the Star Wars series The Mandalorian? This is what the actress hinted at during an interview with sports journalist Ariel Helwani, in connection with her upcoming fight against Ronda Rousey on May 16th on Netflix. It's also a good opportunity to remember that Carano is also an MMA veteran, and that Netflix is organizing this first-ever live fight night with big names in the sport like Nate Diaz, and the French fighters Francis Ngannou and Saladhine Parnasse. Why was Gina Carano fired by Lucasfilm? But let's get back to the story that interests us, with a little context: after making an impression in the first two seasons of The Mandalorian, Gina Carano was fired in 2021 by Lucasfilm, which considered some of her stances on the social network X to be anti-Semitic. In 2024, the actress filed a lawsuit against her former employer, and the court ruled in her favor, essentially declaring that the actors Those who work for Disney are contractually free to express their opinions. Disney stated at the time: "Now that this lawsuit is over, we look forward to identifying opportunities to collaborate with Ms. Carano in the near future." A polite way of saying we'd never see Carano at Disney again, we thought at the time. Dave Filoni and Jon Favreau want Gina Carano back. The future proved us wrong, and the replacement of Kathleen Kennedy by the "Star Wars geek and savior" Dave Filoni at the head of Lucasfilm surely played a part. "I've already had a conversation with Dave Filoni and Jon Favreau (director of The Mandalorian)," Carano told Helwani. "Really great. After the lawsuit was resolved, we had a Zoom call. It was really nice." Dave Filoni takes over as CEO of Star Wars, and it's like we haven't missed a thing. Jon Favreau was really funny. He came on Zoom and said, "So, where were we?" It had been a while since we'd spoken. So, there's hope. By the way, the first Mandalorian film will be released in theaters on May 20th.