- It's a long time to actually create products
and when we finally do get them out
and see the reaction from fans is great.
The emotion they show, the excitement they have.
That's what really makes it all worthwhile.
You're able to take some of their favorite
characters and favorite moments and have
them bring it into their own life.
One of the things that's really kind of fun
about working on a story like "The Mandalorian"
is we will work with the content creators to
help understand what the story is going to be,
what the key characters, key moments are
and we use those to help build out a product
experience for fans.
The Child buildable character from LEGO
was a really fun process because as you can imagine
taking a bunch of rectangular, plastic
bricks and building out a character that's as cute and
expressive as the Child was quite a challenge.
- I come from a fashion background and I
bring that skillset into developing fashion
and lifestyle product.
One of the most exciting collaborations is with Adidas.
We did a full Mandalorian collection featuring
the Mandalorian, the Child, of course,
the Armorer and also a shoe inspired by the Darksaber.
There are so many elements of inspiration within
the Star Wars galaxy and I'm really excited to
have partnered with Pandora and to also launch
a Star Wars fine jewelry brand.
- We have so many fans all over the world
and video games give them such a unique opportunity
to interact with our characters, tell new stories,
and just have fun playing games.
We work really closely with each of the development
teams to make sure that all the details of the different
characters, environments and ships are brought
over in to the art style of each different game
and look totally authentic.
We have several great activations this year
featuring the Mandalorian and the Child
including Star Wars: Squadrons, the first official Minecraft
Star Wars Mash-up pack and Fortnite.
- When we start working on new book projects,
the first thing we try to do is figure out is there
a story to be told with the characters in book form
and working with the producers and creators
on "The Mandalorian" has been a lot of fun
to go back in and forth trying to figure out
are there ideas that they would want to see
expressed in publishing.
Part of putting together an "Art of" book is
to take a chance for the readers get a better look
at those moments on the show that may go
by really quickly. So, we were really lucky
to be able to sit down with the Lucasfilm
art department and go through the hundreds and
hundreds of illustrations and paintings and drawings
that were done to help visualize that world
and bring them together in a book where readers
can take a little longer time to really sit back
and study and enjoy seeing all of the work
that went into creating such a rich world in the series.
- My favorite Mandalorian character is definitely
the Armorer.
- I love the Child, but, honestly, it's the Mandalorian himself.
A character that is so expressive without actually ever seeing
the character's face. It's a nice sort of almost a dichotomy
to also have this great connection with this little child.
- For me, the Child is my favorite character just because there is
so much interest in that species in Star Wars.
The Child brings a great comedic element to the show
that's so much fun to watch.
- It's just great to come in everyday and work side-by-side
with people who really care about what they're doing
and really just want to tell the best story they can.
- It's such an incredibly talented group of people,
incredible storytellers, and artists and designers.
- I am inspired every day by the drive, the innovation
and the creativity of everybody that I get to work with.
- It's Star Wars. It's like a dream come true to work here.