THE handshake.
Posted on 02/03/2024 2:20:52 PM PST by nickcarraway
Former Mandalorian vet Gina Carano wrote a warm, lengthy tribute to her fellow Disney+ Star Wars series co-star, Carl Weathers, on Instagram. The actor died today at 76.
Carano, who was not welcomed back for a third season of The Mandalorian, or any other Star Wars spinoff, in the wake of making controversial comparisons in February 2021 about a divided U.S. to Nazi Germany, said that Weathers “called me directly after I was fired.”
Carano played bounty hunter Cara Dune for two seasons on The Mandalorian, while Weathers portrayed bounty hunter agent-turned later High Magistrate of Nevarro, Greef Karga. Weathers also directed nine episodes of The Mandalorian, and was nominated for Guest Actor in a Drama Series for the 2020 episode “Chapter 12: The Siege.”
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Hollywood & Sports Luminaries Pay Tribute To Carl Weathers: "A Phenomenal Talent" “I wasn’t in an emotional state where I could pick up the phone because of how upset I was, but we did end up speaking later on,” she writes about hearing from Weathers post her Disney dismissal.
“He was gentle, and encouraging and didn’t want me to give up, he was letting me know that he wasn’t throwing me away, he was trying to keep my hope alive in what seemed like quite hopeless scenario, he showed me he cared. That is who he was.”
“I bonded with him very closely on Mando season 1&2,” writes Carano, “Jon Favreau felt he would be a good mentor for me because we shared the athlete turned actor bond, so John had him direct my first episode in season 2 of Mando.”
“I believe had we gotten to Rangers of the New Republic, Carl would’ve directed me in much more. Jon F. was right, we were a great fit.”
“Carl was a mentor to me on set, he would put both his arms on my shoulders and look me directly in the eyes to calm my spirit,” she expounded on IG, “He had a wonderful perspective of telling a story that can only come through his experience and wisdom that he shared with me to help make me shine. I cherish those moments.”
Read Carano’s full IG post below:
Good for Carl to comfort her like that and for Gina to remember him like that.
He was so key to those Rocky movies. Unforgettable.
So Pedro says nothing? What a dick.
THE handshake.
Condolences to family and friends of Carl Weathers.
She was fired for pointing out that the government was dividing Americans, and building hate between neighbors, in a manner similar to Germany encouraging hate of Jews.
“Because history is edited, most people today don’t realize that to get to the point where Nazi soldiers could easily round up thousands of Jews, the government first made their own neighbors hate them simply for being Jews. How is that any different from hating someone for their political views?”
Criticizing our government is the very core of the free speech clause of the first amendment. And while it wasn't the government that fired Gina for her speech, it was the government whipping up the hate of conservatives, as Hitler whipped up hate for Jews.
Agreed. Pascal, if he continues his silence, will have shown his true colors and I’ll never see another TV show or movie with him in it. Geez, my list of acceptable actors is getting pretty short.
Class act of a man.
Who is Pedro Pacal?
He’s the actor that plays the Mandolorian—the show that Carl Weathers and Gina Carano was in.
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