The protagonist of The Mandalorian, Pedro Pascal, has revealed that could see practically nothing during the filming of the hit series Star Warsdue to the impractical design of his character’s beskar-infused helmet.
“It’s like putting on a glove from head to toe with weights,” Pascal said in an interview with Empire. “It’s ironic that you can’t see any facial expressions because it pulls you right into the world and instantly makes the character seem real… but you can’t see a s***!“.
Mando’s already iconic armor has evolved significantly over the first two installments of the series, as Pedro Pascal’s Din Djarin traded ingots of the rare beskar metal in exchange for upgrades to his armor.
However, something that hasn’t changed is the bounty hunter’s helmetwhich features an impractical T-shaped visor through which the bounty hunter must see.
Although the design may be great, turned out to be especially problematic during filmingfor while Djin could easily see through the visor to bring his own special brand of justice to the Outer Rim, Pascal couldn’t.
“They have continued to refine it and make it more comfortable, but it’s like going blind“Commented the actor from The Last of Us. “Your breath completely blurs the narrow slit through which you can see. There is no peripheral vision. If there’s a hole, I’m going to fall into it.”
Pascal’s dilemma was compounded by the fact that his character was brought up to believe in the tenets of a hard-line orthodox cult of the Mandalorians, who they believed that removing one’s helmet in front of another was a terrible sin against their creed. In other words, the helmet had to stay firmly on during the vast majority of the actor’s scenes.
“When it’s on, you immediately feel powerful, protected, dangerous and protector-like. Of course, that it is not near any hole, okay?Pascal added.
The third season premiere of The Mandalorian will arrive on Disney+ on March 1st, and will see Djarin reunited with Grogu and old allies as he embarks on a search for the planet Mandalor against the backdrop of a growing and unknown threat to the civilized galaxy.
