'Book of Boba Fett' Premiere Event Officially Canceled - Inside the Magic

Since The Mandalorian Season 2 finale episode (“Chapter 16: The Rescue”) — which featured the shocking return of Jedi Knight Luke Skywalker (CGI Mark Hamill) — over a year ago, Star Wars fans have been anxiously awaiting a new live-action series.

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Although there have been two animated series — Clone Wars spinoff Star Wars: The Bad Batch and Star Wars Visions — added to the Star Wars franchise, it’s Mandalorian spinoff series The Book of Boba Fett that has fans truly excited.

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The “next chapter” in Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni’s “Mando-Verse” is due to hit the Disney+ streaming service on December 29, 2021. Now, however, the red carpet premiere for the highly-anticipated Return of the Jedi-era series has been canceled as a result of the COVID-19 surge that is sweeping the United States at this time.

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Per an article about Lucasfilm and Disney+ executives’ decision:

“Out of an abundance of caution, we will be postponing the Boba Fett fan event. It will be relocated to the 8th of February in celebration of the finale.”

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Another recent report noted:

That event was scheduled to take place on Jan. 4, 2022 (several days after the show’s Dec. 29 Disney+ debut), with executive producers Jon Favreau, Dave Filoni and Robert Rodriguez, Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy and Book of Boba Fett star Ming-Na Wen all expected to attend.

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Iconic bounty hunter Boba Fett (Temuera Morrison) officially returned in Robert Rodriguez-directed The Mandalorian Season 2, Episode 6 (“Chapter 14: The Tragedy”).

Fans then saw Fett and his right-hand woman Fennec Shand (Ming-Na Wen) in the Season 2 finale when he was depositing Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal), Bo-Katan Kryze (Katee Sackhoff), Koska Reeves (Sasha Banks), and Cara Dune (Gina Carano) to rescue Grogu (AKA “Baby Yoda”) from Moff Gideon (Giancarlo Esposito) and his Dark Trooper droids.

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When the legendary Star Wars character reemerges in The Book of Boba Fett, fans are expecting cameos from a number of popular Star Wars characters, such as Grogu, Emilia Clarke’s Qi’ra and Crimson Dawn, Pascal’s Djarin, Timothy Olyphant’s Marshal Cobb Vanth, and, of course, a young Han Solo — CGI, of course — showrunner Rodriguez and creator Favreau have yet to confirm any details regarding special appearances by Star Wars fan-favorites.

What do you think about The Book of Boba Fett premiere event being canceled?