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Werner Herzog has never seen a Star Wars movie

German filmmaker and actor Werner Herzog signed on to appear in Jon Favreau’s Star Wars spin-off series The Mandalorian without ever having seen any of the sci-fi movies.
The 76 year old features alongside Pedro Pascal, Carl Weathers, Gina Carano, and Nick Nolte in the highly-anticipated show, which is set between the fall of the Empire from the original Star Wars movie trilogy and the rise of the First Order from the current trilogy that includes Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
But while stars like Pascal and Carano jumped at the opportunity to join the cast because they were already fans of the George Lucas franchise, Herzog confesses he simply liked the script.
“I have never seen a Star Wars film, but it doesn’t matter,” he tells The Hollywood Reporter. “Whenever I accept an acting role, first and foremost I have to see the screenplay and (decide): Does it make sense for me to play the role?
“So I have rejected many, many things that came at me. Hundreds of roles. The quality of the screenplay is the only criteria. And would I be the right choice? Can I do it? When it’s like in Jack Reacher – the bada**, bad guy – yes, I can do it.”
Herzog played The Zec in Tom Cruise’s 2012 action thriller, based on the books by British author Lee Child.
Prior to boarding The Mandalorian, which is set to premiere on the new Disney+ streaming service in November (19), Herzog’s last onscreen gig occurred in his own 2016 movie, Salt and Fire.
His previous acting credits include TV series Parks and Recreation and Metalocalypse, and lending his voice to characters in animated shows like The Simpsons, Rick and Morty, and The Boondocks.

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