The Book Of Boba Fett’s Carey Jones Didn’t Know What Star Wars Project He Was In Until He Was On Set – Looper

Long-time “Star Wars” fan and actor Carey Jones couldn’t contain his excitement after Robert Rodriguez called to give him a part in his “Star Wars” project. However, the “Book of Boba Fett” director didn’t reveal to him what the project was, just that Jones would be playing a Wookie. “The funny thing about it is that although I knew that I’d been cast as a Wookiee, I didn’t know that it was Krrsantan, or that we’d be making ‘The Book of Boba Fett,'” Jones told “Star Wars Insider.” “For a while, I’d assumed it was for another Star Wars show altogether, because Disney and Lucasfilm like to keep things so close to the vest, and they kept the scripts so secret. I didn’t know it was actually a Boba Fett show until I was on set, but that was okay because I was going to be in a Star Wars production!”

The addition of Jones as Krrsantan in “The Book of Boba Fett” marks a rare time a “Star Wars” character has made the jump from the comics to live-action. Also known as Black Krrsantan, the Wookie is a formidable character in Marvel’s “Star Wars” comics, making his first appearance in “Darth Vader” #1. He made a name for himself as a bounty hunter who’s worked for Darth Vader and Jabba the Hutt and even fought Obi-Wan.

Jones revealed in the interview with Star Wars Insider that he got the part because he previously worked with Rodriguez on “Predators.” Although you couldn’t recognize him from watching the movie, Jones played the Tracker Predator, and his height made him a perfect choice to continue the late Peter Mayhew’s Wookie legacy in “Star Wars.”