Credit: LucasfilmWhen The Book of Boba Fett — billed by creator Jon Favreau as “the next chapter” in the Mando-Verse and as “The Mandalorian Season 2.5″ — debuts on Disney+ this Wednesday, December 29, Star Wars fans will have gone 376 days without a live-action series.
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The Book of Boba Fett, which will star Temuera Morrison as the iconic bounty hunter and Ming-Na Wen as mercenary Fennec Shand, was officially announced during The Mandalorian Season 2 finale episode post credits scene.
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After Fett deposited 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, he and Shand seemingly made their way back to Tatooine.
In the surprise post credits scene, the Kaminoan clone and his right-hand woman stormed Jabba the Hutt’s former palace, making quick work of Bib Fortuna (Michael Carter) and taking Jabba’s throne for themselves.
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Now, we’re about to see what the hype is all about — showrunner Robert Rodriguez has promised that the series will “overdeliver,” making The Mandalorian look like “nothing” — and fans are absolutely beside themselves with excitement.
Kate wrote simply:
the book of boba fett will be insane i already know it
the book of boba fett will be insane i already know it
— kate (@wlwFennec) December 27, 2021
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Supriyafair expressed similar sentiments, writing:
AHHH can’t wait to see The Book Of Boba Fett it’s only two days but it’s so long omg
AHHH can't wait to see The Book Of Boba Fett it's only two days but it's so long omg
— supriyafair (@supriyafair) December 27, 2021
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Another Twitter user is expecting great things from the original trilogy-era series, given the popularity of its predecessor, The Mandalorian:
The mandalorian was *chefs kiss* so good can’t wait for book of boba fett
The mandalorian was *chefs kiss* so good can’t wait for book of boba fett 😤😤😤
— AmethystSage Suicide🔪✨ (@amethystsagex) December 27, 2021
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Missa name-dropped another popular Dave Filoni series, Star Wars Rebels, which is expected to play a big role in the live-action Star Wars story moving forward — Ghost ship crew member Sabine Wren (Natasha Liu-Bordizzo) has already been cast in upcoming Mandalorian spinoff, Ahsoka, in fact:
It’s almost time for The Book of Boba Fett
I’m so ready to have new Star Wars content in my life.
Though, I guess I could just stop being an idiot and go back to watching Rebels. lol
It's almost time for The Book of Boba Fett
I'm so ready to have new Star Wars content in my life.
Though, I guess I could just stop being an idiot and go back to watching Rebels. lol
— missa ✪ saw NWH (@missapea) December 27, 2021
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Finally, Vedeon is especially committed to the newest Star Wars series:
drinking boba tea in anticipation of the book of boba fett
drinking boba tea in anticipation of the book of boba fett pic.twitter.com/793QM0iK63
— Vedeon 🏳️⚧️ (@remureon) December 27, 2021
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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 — Rodriguez, Favreau, and their team unsurprisingly have yet to confirm any details regarding special appearances by Star Wars fan-favorites.
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Check out all of the excitement as The Book of Boba Fett trends on Twitter.