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Kiefer, Halle (November 17, 2019). "Werner Herzog Says He Cried When He Saw Baby Yoda on the Mandalorian Set". Vulture. Archived from the original on December 17, 2019 . Retrieved January 26, 2020. Vermane, Olivia (February 24, 2020). "Baby Yoda tank is the weapon we never knew we needed". Army Times . Retrieved March 14, 2020. Grogu was kept secret and was deliberately withheld from The Mandalorian 's prerelease marketing and merchandise plans due to the risk that details about the character could leak before the show aired. [10] [5] [109] [110] Favreau said of this plan: "I think that part of what people really value is to be surprised and delighted, and I think that's becoming all too rare." [10] Favreau has credited Donald Glover as the source of that strategy. While developing The Mandalorian, Favreau was simultaneously directing Glover in the photorealistic remake of The Lion King (2019). While discussing music and pop culture, Glover told Favreau that people enjoy being surprised, because true surprises had become much less common in the Internet era. As an example, Glover cited the excitement generated by the sudden releases of surprise albums by singer and songwriter Beyoncé. [5] [111] Favreau felt keeping Grogu a secret until he was revealed would allow fans to connect with the character and "discover the story as it was unfolding". The leadership and marketing team at the Walt Disney Company was supportive of this strategy. [10] Screeners of the pilot episode were not distributed to reviewers to avoid leaks about Grogu, [112] and the official Lucasfilm and Star Wars social media accounts did not start posting messages about Grogu until about a week after the series debuted, to avoid spoiling the character's debut as much as possible. [112] [113] [114] Themes [ edit ] Parenting and fatherhood [ edit ] a b c d Fashingbauer, Gael (December 23, 2019). "Baby Yoda: Everything we know about The Mandalorian star". CNET. Archived from the original on December 23, 2019 . Retrieved February 26, 2020.

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a b Kirby, Meaghan (November 12, 2019). " The Mandalorian series premiere recap: The Mandalorian embarks on a dangerous assignment". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on December 11, 2019 . Retrieved January 28, 2020.Diaz, Eric (December 3, 2019). " "Dear Baby Yoda" Mashes Up Mandalorian and Hamilton". Nerdist. Archived from the original on December 21, 2019 . Retrieved February 26, 2020. a b c Rosas & Ballance 2020, 54:40–55:01 Ballance: "So, the Baby Yoda, you've held him. He's heavy?" Rosas: "Yes and no. I mean, he's heavy when I'm in my costume and holding him too, so it's more weight and lots of wires everywhere between the two of us. Yeah, he's got weight to him. He just melts my heart, he's so cute." Grogu ranked first on several Screen Rant lists about the series, including the most interesting characters from the first season of The Mandalorian, [30] the best characters from the show, [148] and the best costumes from the first season. [149] Internet memes [ edit ] Baby Yoda Stay Spooky You Must Tee | Halloween T Shirt | Yami Kawaii Din Grogu Shirt | Girls Boys Unisex Halloween Costume Ankers, Adele (January 17, 2020). "George Lucas Meets Baby Yoda in Adorable Mandalorian Set Photo". IGN. Archived from the original on February 15, 2020 . Retrieved February 27, 2020.

Several writers described Grogu as a pop culture phenomenon, particularly noting the adoration it had received from fans on social media. [4] [16] [66] The Guardian called Baby Yoda "2019's biggest new character", [4] and Bryan Alexander of USA Today wrote: "There's nothing hotter in the universe than Baby Yoda." [11] Some critics noted that fandom for Grogu transcended age and experience, and that few fictional characters unite entire fan bases in the way Grogu had; [66] [139] Anthony Breznican of Vanity Fair wrote: "In an era of bitter division on nearly all matters, there is seemingly unanimous adoration for this tiny alien creature." [66] [139] Werner Herzog particularly enjoyed filming scenes with the animatronic Grogu puppet, which he called "heartbreakingly beautiful". [79] [96] [97] Chow said directing the scene between Herzog and Grogu in "Chapter 3: The Sin" was "one of the weirdest" moments of her career, [66] [87] [98] because he had so much affection for the puppet and was interacting with it like it was a living being. [87] [98] [99] She said: "I literally think that he had forgotten that it's not a real-live creature and he had fallen in love with it." [98] Herzog strongly urged the Mandalorian filmmakers to use the puppet for the character and not CGI. While filming one scene, Dave Filoni began to remove the puppet to shoot an alternate take, in case they decided to use a CGI version of Grogu in its place. Herzog passionately urged him not to do so and to remain committed to the animatronics and puppetry, saying: "You are cowards. Leave it. Leave it." [81] [82] Esposito has also said having an actual Grogu puppet to perform against has been beneficial for the cast, because "that space allows all of us to be so wowed by its presence". [80] a b Renfro, Kim (November 18, 2019). "15 tweets and memes about 'Baby Yoda' on 'The Mandalorian' that prove the character is the best thing in 'Star Wars' ". Insider. Archived from the original on February 3, 2020 . Retrieved February 27, 2020.

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