Pedro Pascal says he originally didn't realize Jon Favreau wanted him to play The Mandalorian in the Star Wars show: "Am I a droid?"

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Pedro Pascal made his Star Wars debut as The Mandalorian back in 2019, but he originally had no idea the role was meant for him.

Speaking during a Q&A at the UK Fan Event for The Mandalorian and Grogu, attended by GamesRadar+, Pascal explained how his casting came about thanks to a call from creator Jon Favreau.

"The very first thing that happened was a call from my agent that said, 'Jon Favreau wants to talk to you about something Star Wars,'" he reflected. "Because everything Star Wars was so secret. And I was like, 'Okay.' And I got there early, and so I sat on my phone for a bit, because I was embarrassed. I didn't want to interrupt the writers' room or anything like that. Jon comes out into the parking lot. He's like, 'Hey, come out of your car.'

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"And I got out of the car, they take me in," Pascal continued. "They show me this magical, magical, wall to wall, first season story illustration, this entire world of Star Wars. I see Grogu, like I said. And I asked, I said, 'Okay, so, what am I? Like, who – am I a droid? What voice do you want?' Then they were like, blinking back at me like they were confused. And then they were like, 'You're the Mandalorian.'"

Pascal returns as Din Djarin in this month's The Mandalorian and Grogu, which sees Mando training Grogu as his apprentice.

"They are real partners, at this point," Pascal said at the Q&A. "Grogu is on every mission, on every adventure, they are side by side. And it's sentimental, because Din Djarin knows that this creature will outlive him, and I think that, existentially, he's very, very focused on making sure that he can survive in a world without him."

The Mandalorian and Grogu arrives this May 22. In the meantime, check out our guide to all the upcoming Star Wars movies and shows for everything else the galaxy far, far away has in store.

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Molly EdwardsSenior Entertainment Writer

I'm a Senior Entertainment Writer here at GamesRadar+, covering all things film and TV for the site's Total Film section. I previously worked on the Disney magazines team at Immediate Media, and also wrote on the CBeebies, MEGA!, and Star Wars Galaxy titles after graduating with a BA in English.

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