Gina Carano, who has an impressive mixed martial artist career, transitioned to the screen to showcase her acting chops. Having gotten a great kickstart with the Haywire action movie, she gained further recognition through her Cara Dune role in the first two seasons of The Mandalorian series. However, she never returned in the next season as Lucasfilm and Disney cut their ties with the former in 2021 due to controversial posts.
Despite having bad blood with the company, the actress is quite determined to be back on the show. As she sues the companies over her unfair firing, she revealed why she want to return to the Disney+ series.
Gina Carano Wants to Return in The Mandalorian
Gina Carano took to X (formerly Twitter) to announce that she is suing Lucasfilm and Disney over her firing from The Mandalorian series. In the same segment, she also talked about why she is keen on returning as Cara Dune on the show.
She wrote,
“I would love to pick up where I left off & continue my journey of creating & participating in story-telling, which is my utmost passion & everything I worked so hard for.”
From her text, it is quite clear that she is determined to explore her character’s arc in the series which was written out as the company cut its ties with her. She continued,
“It has been difficult to move forward with the lies & labels stuck on me, backed & encouraged by the most powerful entertainment company in the world. I am grateful someone [Elon Musk] has come to my defense in such a powerful way & look forward to clearing my name.”
Back in 2021, Lucasfilm revealed that the actress would no longer be a part of The Mandalorian due to a series of social media posts.
Elon Musk Came Forward to Help Gina Carano in Going Against Disney and Lucasfilm
SpaceX founder, Elon Musk is funding the lawsuit that the actress filed against the entertainment giants. Previously, the business magnate made an open call on X that he would financially aid anyone with a suit who faced discrimination due to their social media posts.
In the same X post, she wrote,
“A few months ago I received an email from a lawyer who had been hired by X to look into my story & many others. Turns out after sending them as much information as I could gather these past few months, my now lawyers & X believe whole-heartedly in my case & are moving forward.”
Carano is seeking $75,000 in damages and asking the court to force Lucasfilm and Disney to recast her in the popular show, via The Hollywood Reporter. While she was allegedly fired for her cultural and religious beliefs, the actress argued that male co-stars like Pedro Pascal suffered no consequences. She referred to Pascal’s 2017 post in which he compared Donald Trump to Hitler.
She continued in her X post,
“Hollywood says they support female representation & equal rights. Why then were my male co-stars permitted to speak without harassment & re-education courses or termination, but I was not afforded the same right to exercise my freedom of speech.”
The actress ended the note by extending her deepest gratitude to Musk and other people who came forward to help her in her lawsuit.
Meanwhile, The Mandalorian is available to stream on Disney+.
