By Heidi Parker For Dailymail.com
Published: 20:42 BST, 14 April 2019 | Updated: 20:43 BST, 14 April 2019
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The Mandalorian is a new stand-alone web series from the Star Wars franchise.
And on Sunday images from the project were released to the public at the Star Wars Celebration in Chicago.
Writer and executive producer Jon Favreau, director and executive producer Dave Filoni and executive producer Kathleen Kennedy made the introduction as they hosted a panel discussion about the upcoming series.
New: The Mandalorian is a new stand-alone series from the Star Wars franchise. And on Sunday images from the project were released to the public at Star Wars Celebration in Chicago
A new face: Gina Carano was seen in character for the new series
So much to explore: The story is set between the fall of the Empire from the original Star Wars movie trilogy and before the rise of the First Order from the current trilogy that includes Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Pedro Pascal’s Mandalorian warrior, Carl Weathers’ character Greef Carga (the head of a collection of bounty hunters), and Gina Carano’s character Cara Dune (an ex-Rebel Shock Trooper) were all seen in a clip that only the attendees of the Celebration could see.
And the actors were there at the Celebration as well.
Other stars on the series include Nick Nolte, Werner Herzog, Emily Swallow and Omid Abtahi.
'We’re having a great time working with this incredibly talented group and excited for everyone to see what we’re up to,' said
