Pedro Pascal knew that Luke Skywalker was going to be in The Mandalorian season 2 finale. The actor first made his debut as Din Djarin in 2019 when Disney+ first launched and has since cemented Din's place in the Star Wars galaxy. The series' sophomore season drew in even larger audiences that are now excitedly awaitingThe Mandalorian season 3, which wrapped filming last month and will reportedly release in the later part of this year.
Din's most recent appearance was in The Book of Boba Fett, where he made his full return earlier this year in «Chapter 5: Return of the Mandalorian.» His story provided some insight as to what he was up to following the emotional conclusion to The Mandalorian season 2, where he handed Grogu (aka «Baby Yoda») off to Luke Skywalker. Viewers saw Din struggle with using the Darksaber, be banished from his Mandalorian tribe, and return to Tatooine on public transport in order to customize a Naboo N-1 Starfighter with his friend Peli Motto. Din then took his new ship to see his foundling, which led him to Luke's new Jedi Academy and brought the iconic Jedi back to viewers' screens.
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Now, Pascal has revealed that he knew all along about Luke's return to the Star Wars universe in The Mandalorian season 2. In an interview with Vanity Fair to promote his new film The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, Pascal took a lie detector test as he faced questions about his career and his pop culture. One of these questions focused on Luke's The Mandalorian cameo, as Pascal was asked if it was true that he didn't know Luke was going to be the Jedi who took Grogu. Pascal responded by saying the statement was in fact not
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