Gina Carano Has Been Let Go By Lucasfilm, Will No Longer Be A Part Of ‘Star Wars’
Gina Caranowill no longer be a part of theStar Warsuniverse. The actress, who plays soldier Cara Dune onThe Mandalorian, has been let go byLucasfilm, who confirm “there are no plans” for Carano to be employed by them again “in the future.”
In a statement first reported byio9, a Lucasfilm spokesperson announced that Carano is no longer employed by the company, effectively relieving her of her recurring role onThe Mandalorian. The statement reads:
“Gina Carano is not currently employed by Lucasfilm and there are no plans for her to be in the future. Nevertheless, her social media posts denigrating people based on their cultural and religious identities are abhorrent and unacceptable.”
The social media posts in question, many of which have been called anti-Semitic and transphobic in nature, have raised a storm of protests fromStar Warsfans, who demanded that Carano be fired from her role inThe Mandalorian. With this news, it seems unlikely she’ll appear in season 3, asproduction is due to beginin April this year.
The news comes a day after the hashtag #FireGinaCarano trended on Twitter in response to an anti-Semitic post on her Instagram Story. The image was a Tik Tok post comparing today’s divided political climate in the U.S. to Nazi Germany, with the implication that conservatives are oppressed. Carano is a noted conservative whose social media posts have earned her much criticism in the past, including comments mocking mask wearing, others falsely suggesting voter fraud, and most notably, mocking preferred pronouns in her Twitter bio in a move that was widely deemed transphobic. She later backtracked, saying thatMandalorianstar Pedro Pascal, whose sister recently came out as trans, “helped me understand why people were putting them in their bios. I didn’t know before but I do now. I won’t be putting them in my bio but good for all you who choose to. I stand against bullying, especially the most vulnerable & freedom to choose.”
It’s a move that couldn’t have come soon enough, considering Disney’s strict upholding of its family friendly-image. Having a major star from the biggest Disney+ show spewing poisonous rhetoric seemed odd for the House of Mouse, especially in lieu of how swift Disney was to fire James Gunn fromGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. But sources tellThe Hollywood Reporterthat Lucasfilm had been looking for reasons to fire her for “two months” following her November anti-mask and voter fraud tweets, which ended up putting a stop to early plans to unveil Carano as the star of her ownStar Warsshow during a December investor’s day presentation.
The Mandalorianseason 3 is expected to premiere on Disney+, sans Carano, in December 2021.
