The surprise appearance of Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker in *The Mandalorian* stands out as one of the most memorable moments in Star Wars history. At Star Wars Celebration, Rosario Dawson shared a fascinating behind-the-scenes story about how she was kept in the dark about Hamill's cameo until he actually walked onto the set of *The Book of Boba Fett*.
To maintain the secrecy surrounding Luke Skywalker's cameo, Dave Filoni and Jon Favreau cleverly used Jedi Master Plo Koon as a decoy in the scripts. This tactic was employed to prevent any leaks, and Dawson was equally surprised by this substitution. She remembered reading about Plo Koon's supposed arrival in the script, which bewildered her as much as it would any fan, given Plo Koon's dramatic demise in *Revenge of the Sith*.
"I was like... I don't know... but people disappear and then they come back, so maybe it's possible?" Dawson recounted. Her confusion turned into astonishment when Mark Hamill appeared on set. "He even said, 'Plo Koon? That wouldn't even make sense!' and I'm like, 'I know it didn't make sense, but I still had to think it made sense because I got the script and everything!'"
Filoni and Favreau expressed their regret for not informing Dawson earlier. "That was bad on us!" Favreau admitted. Filoni added with a laugh, "We assumed you'd gotten told the right information. We were in it so much."
Favreau highlighted the importance of keeping two major secrets on the show: Grogu's reveal at the end of the first episode and Luke Skywalker's appearance at the end of season two. "We were biting our nails all the way the whole way through, and we somehow miraculously made it cleanly to both of those because everything else leaked. But, unfortunately, we didn't fill in our partner here," he explained.
Dawson took the surprise in stride, humorously noting, "I love it, they know I can't be trusted."
Concept art of Plo Koon made to throw off leaks. Image Credit: Disney & Lucasfilm
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