Gina Carano being fired by Disney was just a matter of time. Barely a week went by without her saying something stupid on social media: ranging from casual transphobia, promoting anti-masking in the middle of a pandemic, and spreading conspiracy theories about voter fraud. It all came to a head earlier this week when Carano shared a ridiculous post arguing being a Republican today is like being Jewish during the Holocaust.
The hammer came down hard and fast: Carano has been fired from The Mandalorian, will now not appear in Rangers of the New Republic and has been dropped by her talent agency. Heck, Hasbro even cancelled their Cara Dune action figure. It’s worth pointing out here that Disney doesn’t necessarily care if you’re a Republican or hold conservative political positions – but they really hate controversy and an individual causing the company reputational damage.
As such, it’s not surprising that THR is reporting that their source “with knowledge of Lucasfilm’s thinking” said:
“They have been looking for a reason to fire her for two months, and today was the final straw.”
Their sources also say that Lucasfilm was preparing to unveil Carano as the star of Disney+ show Rangers of the New Republic during December’s investor’s day presentation, which confirmed the existence of several exciting upcoming Star Wars projects. But while the show was announced, Carano was nowhere to be seen. By this point, there must have been high-level meetings trying to work out what to do with her, most likely including informing her that she was on very thin ice with the company.
It remains unknown whether Disney will go ahead with Rangers of the New Republic or quietly cancel it and refocus their attention on the rest of their Star Wars projects. I suspect the latter, as The Mandalorian‘s second season was clearly setting up a story in which Cara Dune rejoins the New Republic to bring justice to the lawless frontiers of space. If she was the core of the show, what do they have left?
It’s a shame that Cara Dune will likely disappear as I quite liked her. But on the other hand, Gina Carano definitely had this coming and I’m not at all surprised that Disney booted her out of a galaxy far, far away.
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