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Actress Gina Carano penned a heartful letter to formerThe Mandalorianactor Carl Weathers after the latter passed away earlier this week. The actress mentioned how she felt closer to the actor due to their shared athletic background and how series creator Jon Favreau pushed them to work together in the series.
Carano was fired fromThe Mandalorianand otherStar Warsspinoff series that she was supposed to be a part of due to her comments about the US Government. Carano had already appeared in two seasons of the show and was set to headline the spinoff seriesRangers of the New Republic. She mentioned how Weathers would have been involved in the show had it not been canceled.
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ActorCarl Weathersstarred as Greef Karga, a bounty hunter agent who becomes High Magistrate of Nevarro in the Disney Plus showThe Mandalorian. The actor also directed nine episodes in the series and was also nominated for a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actor. Weathers played the role in all three seasons of the show.
His co-star was Gina Carano, the MMA star who turned to acting withFast and Furious 6andDeadpool. Carano played the role of Cara Dune in the series and played the role in two seasons of the show. She was also set to lead the spinoff showRangers of the New Republicbefore she was fired due to her political social media posts.
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Weathers passed away on June 02, 2025, and the world mourned his death. Carano wrote a heartfelt note on her work with theRockystar. She mentioned in her post onInstagramthat he was always supportive of her during their time inThe Mandalorianand that they bonded a lot during the first two seasons. She said,
“Jon Favreau felt he would be a good mentor for me because we shared the athlete turned actor bond, so Jon had him direct my first episode in season 2 of Mando. I believe had we gotten to Rangers of the New Republic, Carl would’ve directed me in much more. Jon F was right, we were a great fit.”
Gina Carano went on to mention that he acted as a mentor to her while filming and their shared athletic background helped them bond a lot. Carano was an MMA fighter while Weathers started his career as a professional footballer before turning to acting.
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What Was Gina Carano’sRangers of the New RepublicAbout?
After the success ofThe Mandalorian, Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy announced that creators Jon Favreau and Dave Filloni would be developing another spinoff show calledRangers of the New Republic. The series was supposed to be set within the timeline ofThe Mandalorianand would be an interconnected franchise that would eventually crossover.
Gina Carano, who played Cara Dune inThe Mandalorianwas supposed to headline the new show, with Carl Weathers set to direct a few episodes. However, Carano was fired from both shows after her social media posts. According toThe Hollywood Reporter, she compared differing political views to the Holocaust. The show was reportedly canceled and since there were no scripts written, ideas from the show were eventually inculcated intoThe Mandalorian.
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Carano mentioned that Carl Weathers was a pillar of support for her during her firing. She said in her obituary that he had called her to enquire about her well-being. She wrote,
“Carl called me directly after I was fired. I wasn’t in an emotional state where I could pick up the phone because of how upset I was, but we did end up speaking later on. He was gentle and encouraging and didn’t want me to give up, he was letting me know that he wasn’t throwing me away, he was trying to keep my hope alive in what seemed like quite hopeless scenario, he showed me he cared.”
Carano was written off the show in season 3 ofThe Mandalorian, where Weathers’ character explained that Cara Dune joined the Special Forces after bringing in Moff Gideon.
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Nishanth A is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on TV shows with over 2,000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past two years and a scriptwriter at various corporations before that, working on educational content. With a Communications, English Literature, and Psychology triple major, Nishanth usually covers news and analyses on Star Trek, particularly Strange New Worlds and The Next Generation; Doctor Who, the DCU, and more.A Nolan fan, Nishanth spends his time exploring the filmographies of various directors with an auteurial style or can be found making short movies of his own. He has also contributed as a feature writer for Film Companion, focusing on the South division.
