Gina Carano inThe Mandalorian.Photo: Justin Lubin/Lucasfilm Ltd.
Fans ofThe Mandalorianfinally have answers as to what would happen toGina Carano’s character Cara Dune, after the actress was fired over hercontroversial posts on social media.
Wednesday’s season 3 premiere addressed the whereabouts of Dune in a conversation between Djarin and High Magistrate Greef Karga.
In the scene, Karga asked Djarin if he wants Dune’s old job as a marshall in Nevarro, noting she was no longer around after being promoted to the Special Forces of the New Republic for her role in capturing Moff Gideon (Breaking Bad’sGiancarlo Esposito).
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Speaking withDeadline, Executive Producer Rick Famuyiwa said the writers had given a lot of thought to how thestory would move forward in the absence of Dune. “Cara was a big part and continues as a character to be part of the world,” Famuyiwa toldDeadline. “It had to be addressed in the creative, and [executive producer and showrunner Jon Favreau] took the time to think about that.”
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In September 2020, the actress and former MMA fighter also came under fire when she changed her Twitter bio to read “beep/bop/boop” — which some people believed was an insensitive reference to preferred pronouns social media users often include in their profile pages.
“They’re mad cuz I won’t put pronouns in my bio to show my support for trans lives. After months of harassing me in every way. I decided to put 3 VERY controversial words in my bio.. beep/bop/boop I’m not against trans lives at all,” shetweetedat the time.
Carano (also known for roles in movies likeHaywireandDeadpool) later removed the words. She explained that Pascal — whose sister Luxcame out as a transgender woman— helped her “understand why people were putting them in their bios.”
“I didn’t know before but I do now. I won’t be putting them in my bio but good for all you who choose to,” she previously wrote in a tweet. “I stand against bullying, especially the most vulnerable & freedom to choose.”
Sheadded in another tweetat the time, “Beep/bop/boop has zero to do with mocking trans people & 💯 to do with exposing the bullying mentality of the mob that has taken over the voices of many genuine causes.”
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The backlash to her social media posts caused the hashtag “#FireGinaCarano” to trend on Twitter. And not long after, LucasFilm confirmed Carano would no longer be involved in theStar Warsproject.
The Mandalorianis streaming now on Disney+.
source: people.com
