The other day there was an unconfirmed online rumbling that directors James Mangold (Logan, The Wolverine, Ford v Ferrari) and Robert Rodriguez (Sin City, Alita: Battle Angel) would be directing episodes of The Mandalorian for season two.
While that would be exciting news, James Mangold has publicly debunked this on his Twitter account after Solo: A Star Wars Story director Ron Howard posted the link to IGN’s coverage of the rumor.
He replied with the following.
MANGOLD: “Hey Ron. I’m so pleased if it’s true about Bryce directing another part of Mandalorian, but I can tell you its not true about me. Not doing it, never discussed it. And I suggest fans should look at who’s ‘reporting’ this & make a note that these sites present conjecture as fact.”
Hey Ron. I'm so pleased if it's true about Bryce directing another part of Mandalorian, but I can tell you its not true about me. Not doing it, never discussed it. And I suggest fans should look at who's "reporting" this & make a note that these sites present conjecture as fact.
— Mangold (@mang0ld) February 29, 2020
Not to explain things to "journalists". But a "source" is not another gossip site without a source. A source is, you know, a source. Like, someone who knows something.
— Mangold (@mang0ld) February 29, 2020
This isn’t the first time James Mangold has debunked a report concerning his involvement with Star Wars, he also denied a trade report that he was being assigned to write/direct a Boba Fett film for Lucasfilm.
You might remember not long after that report came out they announced a Disney+ series instead.
What seems to be true is that James is taking over directing duties from Steven Spielberg for Indiana Jones 5.
With that said, I think we’d have to be a little suspicious about Robert Rodriguez’s participation as well.
Two confirmed directors working on the second season include Jon Favreau and Carl Weathers.
The Mandalorian will return on Disney+ starting in October.
SOURCE: JAMES MANGOLD
