Screen Rant

Director Werner Herzog has revealed why he took a role in The Mandalorian. 1 / 9

Herzog’s character is unknown but he’ll star alongside Pedro Pascal, Gina Carano and Carl Weathers. 2 / 9

It wasn’t a love of Star Wars that motivated him to accept the part however... 3 / 9

But because he needed money to self-finance his next film Family Romance LLC. 4 / 9

It’s inspired by a real-life Japanese company that hires out actors as stand-in friends and family members. 5 / 9

Not that Herzog isn’t happy to star in The Mandalorian. 6 / 9

He likes The Mandalorian script and the villainous character he is playing. 7 / 9

And apparently took acting cues from Mick Jagger who he directed in his 1982 movie Fitzcarraldo. 8 / 9

Catch the results of Herzog’s Jagger-inspired acting when The Mandalorian airs later this year. 9 / 9