“I swear she had a tear in her eyes she was so excited to meet Grogu.”
But how did these two superstars make their way to a galaxy far, far away?
It turns outJon Favreau’s kids are to thank.
Lizzo and Jack Black on ‘The Mandalorian’.Lucasfilm Ltd.
“And Lizzo and Jack Black both were very active on social media.
I know Jack from way back, but he was posting and doingMandalorianthings on either Instagram or TikTok.
And Lizzo was dressing up like Grogu.
Lizzo and Jack Black on ‘The Mandalorian’.Lucasfilm Ltd.
And my kids were showing me all these videos of how into it Lizzo was.”
The next step was finding the right roles for the celebrity fans.
And we reached out and they were like, ‘We’d love to!'"
Having Lizzo’s Duchess be obsessed with Grogu added to the meta art-imitating-life-imitating-art angle of the entire affair.
So it was really fun and exciting on the set.
It was a blast on set."
It was especially a blast for the person who interacted the most with the guest-stars, Sackhoff’s Bo-Katan.
And thankfully, I was able to lean into that amusement, as well as Bo."
“They brought out a different side of Bo,” agrees executive producerRick Famuyiwa.
“Lizzo has that magical effect.
She was so excited about being a part of this.
And so it’s great that there are so many people who loveStar Warsand love the show.”
Like many people, it seems Lizzo’sStar Warslove was passed down from the previous generation.
“And it’s just that common ground again.
Only this fan now has a new BFF in Grogu.
Watch Favreau, Sackhoff, and Famuyiwa talk all about the celebrity guest stars in the video above.
