As the creator of The Mandalorian and the voice of two different Mandalorian characters, Jon Favreau has certainly left an important mark on the Star Wars franchise. But as we all know, you haven’t truly hit the big time until your face appears on a Star Wars figure. Luckily, Favreau is finally crossing that item off his bucket list at Star Wars Celebration 2022.
Hasbro will be offering a Jon Favreau figure as a Celebration-exclusive release during the convention. And yes, the figure is officially labeled “Jon Favreau” despite wearing the costume of Favreau’s character, Paz Vizsla.
IGN can exclusively reveal the first images and details for the Favreau figure. Get a closer look in the slideshow gallery below:
Jon Favreau is part of Hasbro’s Star Wars: The Black Series line of six-inch figures. The figure includes Vizsla’s helmet, jetpack and blaster cannon, along with deluxe packaging that matches Hasbro’s previous Black Series convention exclusives.
The Jon Favreau figure looks to be a companion of sorts to last year’s Trapper Wolf figure. Though that toy wasn’t specifically marketed as a Dave Filoni figure, it does feature the likeness of Favreau’s The Mandalorian collaborator, who occasionally plays the New Republic pilot in the series. Previously, Hasbro released Star Wars figures depicting George Lucas as a Stromtrooper and concept artist Ralph McQuarrie as “General McQuarrie.”
The Jon Favreau figure is priced at $39.99 and is slated for release in Fall 2022. Initially, he’ll only be available to preorder for Celebration attendees. Hasbro will be giving out one-time codes at their booth (#2404) that can be scanned and used to order the figure on Hasbro Pulse. Afterward, limited quantities of the figure will be made available for general preorder.
Will you be adding a miniature Jon Favreau to your Star Wars collection? What other Star Wars filmmakers deserve their own action figures? Let us know what you think in the comments below.
In other Star Wars news, Marvel Comics is adapting the first season of The Mandalorian, and Lucasfilm’s Kathleen Kennedy revealed the franchise is now focused on “persistent storytelling, not trilogies.”
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