Behind the Mandalorian Mask: Pedro Pascal’s Limited Role in the Iconic Costume

The Mandalorian is one of Disney Plus‘ biggest successes, and its latest season has shown that the series still has a lot more to offer. With two new seasons on the horizon and a final movie that brings together all the series in its timeline, the Star Wars fiction is at a peak moment.

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However, since the series premiered in 2019, many have wondered a crucial question: is Pedro Pascal actually inside the suit of Din Djarin? Similar to Darth Vader in the main films of the franchise, the protagonist is almost always seen wearing the helmet – he has only shown his face three times – so no one can be certain that it is truly Pascal himself portraying the character.

Pedro Pascal is no longer the Mandalorian in Season 3… or not quite

This question was already resolved with seasons 1 and 2: Pedro Pascal confirmed that he was indeed the one inside the character’s suit. In fact, he made it clear in an interview with Empire how it was to act with that costume:

“It’s like putting on a glove from head to toe… and with weights. It’s ironic that you can’t see any facial expressions. It completely immerses you in the character’s world and instantly makes it feel real, but you can’t see a thing!”

However, this may have changed in season 3. Pedro Pascal has only confirmed his role as the voice actor for the final batch of episodes in the series. He mentioned this during a roundtable discussion with The Hollywood Reporter, making it clear that he was not the one responsible for portraying the character throughout the entire series.

Pascal explained that he couldn’t bear the strain of wearing the heavy armor for days on end, and he insisted that the team behind The Mandalorian found the perfect balance between the on-set doubles like Brendan Wayne and Lateef Crowder, and Pascal’s voice work.

In this way, something similar to what happened with Darth Vader in the original films occurs. The voice of the character was provided by James Earl Jones, but inside the armor was David Prowse. After two seasons in which Pascal did it all, this has changed… much to the disappointment of fans.

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