THE Mandalorian’s Pedro Pascal has slammed claims he stormed off set ‘after a row about wearing Mando’s helmet’.
It was reported back in September that Pedro, 45, had become “difficult” on set after bosses turned down his request to film more scenes without his helmet on.
However, Pedro has now shot down the claims of him wanting to remove his helmet in future episodes, telling BBC’s The One Show: “That is not true, actually.
“It’s a really wonderful way of telling the story. It’s always been a very clear creed for the character and the collaborative process of the whole thing, we’ve all been on the same page with this.
“So what I want is for them to make the best show possible, however they get that done.”
Pedro took off his helmet as Mando for only the second time in a recent episode of the Disney+ series as he tries to save Grogu.
It was previously claimed by insider Grace Randolph that things had become “difficult” on set while filming the new series.
According to WeGotThisCovered, she claimed: “While filming Season 2 Pedro Pascal really wanted to have some scenes with his helmet off.
“The Mandalorian creative team wouldn’t budge on this. So Pedro Pascal, from what I’ve heard from two sources now, was frustrated about this and also was pretty darn uncomfortable in the Mando suit on set. So, he became difficult.”
She continued: “And the final straw, even though he was difficult to be around on set, the final straw was that he went to Lucasfilm, from what I’ve heard from my sources, to try and get them to intervene on his behalf.
“And you combine that with Lucasfilm already trying to get involved with story aspects of Season 2, which I’ve also heard.
“Including focusing more on standalone episodes rather than making them more connected, which I’ve heard The Mandalorian creative team wanted to do, which was kind of happening at the end of Season 1.
“So, when Pedro Pascal went to Lucasfilm, the Mando team was like, ‘You know what, you should just go’. And Pedro Pascal did.
“And that happened halfway through filming. Now, as I said, I’ve heard the break-up was pretty bad with both sides upset.”
The Mandalorian is available on Disney+
