Making Star Wars has shared some new intel on The Mandalorian season 3, including the fact one source has called it "a very overworked, mismanaged, disastrous marathon to nowhere." We find it hard to believe the series is about to drop off a cliff following the steller first two seasons, but chaos behind the scenes at Lucasfilm does appear to be the norm!
It sounds like there were a lot of reshoots, but those aren't necessarily cause for concern, and it seems the bigger issue was with how the crew was treated rather than any creative/story issues.
Last year, we heard that Star Wars: The Last Jedi's red Praetorian Guards may make an appearance in The Mandalorian, with them potentially joining Moff Gideon in battle when he dons his own red and black armour while adorned with a horned Mandalorian helmet.
The site has managed to share a first look at one of the Guards, and you can see the design around the 6:05 mark in the video below.
Inevitably, this will lead to more Supreme Leader Snoke speculation. The series has previously hinted that Moff Gideon is attempting to bring Emperor Palpatine back through cloning, with the prevailing theory being that Din Djarin will ultimately be responsible for stopping the villain from returning to full power.
The site notes that their sources informed them Andy Serkis did some motion-capture work while shooting Andor, a series that didn't require any.
With that in mind, it's possible the actor shot some scenes as Snoke, possibly giving us a long overdue origin story for the horribly scarred villain and how he ended up being a puppet for Palpatine to control from Exegol. We'll obviously have to wait and see whether any of this happens, of course.
The Mandalorian season 3 returns to Disney+ on March 1.