It's Rumor Time: Werner Herzog might be in The Mandalorian

By Randall Colburn | October 11, 2018 | 5:15pm

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When last we heard from German iconoclast Werner Herzog he was drolly teasing a role in “a big franchise film” with the code name “Huckleberry.” Because any opportunity to hear Herzog drone in his fuzzy, soothsaying voice is a cause for celebration, we sought to figure out just what project it could be. The general consensus was that it was Star Wars: Episode IX, what with the Finn/Huckleberry Finn connection, but a new report from Making Star Wars hints that it might not be a film at all, but rather a TV series.

That series? The Mandalorian, the new Star Wars TV series with Jon Favreau at the helm and a whole host of killer directors at its disposal. Yesterday, Making Star Wars posted a photo of a crew member wearing a “Huckleberry badge,” which certainly speaks volumes. As /Film notes, crew members had been spotted near the set wearing such badges, but this photo marks the first glimpse of someone wearing one on set.