It was recently reported that the upcoming second season of The Mandalorian had added Timothy Olyphant in an undisclosed role, and we now have some intriguing new details on the character he'll be playing in the Disney+ Star Wars series.
According to /Film, the Deadwood actor filmed scenes for the show while wearing Boba Fett's iconic armor. Does that mean it'll be Olyphant taking on the role of the fan-favorite bounty hunter and not Temuera Morrison as previously indicated? Well, no - and Expanded Universe fans have most likely guessed why.
Olyphant is actually playing a character named Cobb Vanth who was introduced in Chuck Wendig’s Aftermath series of novels. In those books, Vanth was the self-appointed sheriff of a Tatooine-based settlement known as Freetown. He acquires Fett's Mandalorian armor from a group of Jawas who scavenged the wreckage of Jabba the Hutt’s sail barge following the events of Return of the Jedi.
We have no idea how Vanth will factor into season 2 of The Mandalorian, but it's probably safe to assume that with Boba Fett still breathing, he's going to want his armor back at some point!
We're not taking this as a certainly just yet, but /Film has been spot on with their Mandalorian scoops thus far, so we have no reason to doubt this latest report.
What do you guys think? Does Cobb Vanth sound like an exciting addition to what's already shaping up to be a jam-packed season?
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