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'The Mandalorian' brings Lizzo and Jack Black into the Star Wars universe

There's seemingly a new cameo every week, but this is on another level.
By Alex Perry  on 
Grogu and The Mandalorian
This week's 'Mandalorian' cameo is the most surprising yet. Credit: Lucasilm Ltd.

After cameos from Ahmed Best and Zeb Orrelios, you'd be forgiven for thinking the weekly cameos in Star Wars series The Mandalorian might settle down for a bit. You'd also be wrong.

In the latest Mandalorian episode "Guns for Hire," Din Djarin and Grogu are accompanied by Bo-Katan to the planet Plazir-15. It's a somewhat peculiar place by Star Wars standards because it actually has democratically elected leadership in the form of a Duchess and her lover, Captain Bombardier.

And this is where things get silly. The Duchess is played by none other than Lizzo, though unfortunately there's no flute-playing happening here. And if that wasn't A-list enough, Bowser Jack Black plays Captain Bombardier. It's a huge week for him, I guess.

Unlike the aforementioned Best and Orrelios cameos, there isn't much here in terms of deeper Star Wars lore connections. These are seemingly new characters and it's reasonable to think we may not see them again for a while, if ever. But hopefully Disney opens up its checkbooks to get Lizzo and Black back on set because, man, what a weird and cool thing.

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