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underpants

(182,792 posts)
Thu Feb 11, 2021, 04:48 PM Feb 2021

"The Mandalorian" SPOILER ALERT - what's her name got fired

Gina Carano Is No Longer a Part of Star Wars

Gina Carano, who plays Cara Dune on The Mandalorian, will no longer be on the show.

In a statement obtained by io9, a Lucasfilm spokesperson said the following: “Gina Carano is not currently employed by Lucasfilm and there are no plans for her to be in the future. Nevertheless, her social media posts denigrating people based on their cultural and religious identities are abhorrent and unacceptable.”

The news comes after a day in which the hashtag #FireGinaCarano trended on Twitter for hours. The night before, the actress shared an anti-Semitic story on her Instagram. It was soon deleted but many fans captured it and shared it on social media.

https://io9.gizmodo.com/gina-carano-is-no-longer-a-part-of-star-wars-1846244896

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"The Mandalorian" SPOILER ALERT - what's her name got fired (Original Post) underpants Feb 2021 OP
This is the way. nt cry baby Feb 2021 #1
There's a Fox News piece about how Pedro Pascal didn't get fired underpants Feb 2021 #4
Yeah, my heart bleeds for the poor, poor victims. cry baby Feb 2021 #8
she was a cringe worthy actress along with being a treasonous individual RAB910 Feb 2021 #2
You just won the Internet today! Jirel Feb 2021 #5
Saw that earlier. 😁. Yeah we just finished Season 2 last night underpants Feb 2021 #6
she strikes me as a really stupid person RAB910 Feb 2021 #7
+1 rogue emissary Feb 2021 #11
Better yes, her agent dumped her. Jirel Feb 2021 #3
The actress grated on me kurtcagle Feb 2021 #9
Thanks for posting the IO9 article. rogue emissary Feb 2021 #10
Could not happen to a nicer person Miguelito Loveless Feb 2021 #12
That is a spoiler I don't mind getting. Ferrets are Cool Feb 2021 #13
Gina Carano Was Purposely Cut from Those Big Star Wars Announcements Months Ago Gothmog Feb 2021 #14
Woman was this close to having her own Star Wars show. Iggo Feb 2021 #15
Yep. As I read about this yesterday it appeared a spin off was possible underpants Feb 2021 #16

underpants

(182,792 posts)
4. There's a Fox News piece about how Pedro Pascal didn't get fired
Thu Feb 11, 2021, 04:53 PM
Feb 2021

for comparing Trump to a Nazi. Oh they are just beside themselves with being victims.

underpants

(182,792 posts)
6. Saw that earlier. 😁. Yeah we just finished Season 2 last night
Thu Feb 11, 2021, 04:54 PM
Feb 2021

We, the family, had a discussion about her. We agreed she wasn’t very good.

kurtcagle

(1,602 posts)
9. The actress grated on me
Thu Feb 11, 2021, 05:10 PM
Feb 2021

I love the Mandalorian series, but Gina Carano really grated on me. The way she played Cara Dune just seemed vapid, and she always had this smile on her face even when you could see the director wanted to give the impression of a tough as nails cop. My suspicion is that she had already worn out her welcome even before this incident.

I've also heard that fans are trying to push Lucy Lawless for the same part. That would be awesome.

rogue emissary

(3,148 posts)
10. Thanks for posting the IO9 article.
Thu Feb 11, 2021, 05:15 PM
Feb 2021

I was done with her when she went TERF. Didn't realize she was also anti-masker, anti-vaccines, and Anti-BLM.

Gothmog

(145,176 posts)
14. Gina Carano Was Purposely Cut from Those Big Star Wars Announcements Months Ago
Thu Feb 11, 2021, 06:57 PM
Feb 2021

Disney made the decision to cut this lady loose a while back https://movieweb.com/gina-carano-fired-months-ago-star-wars/?fbclid=IwAR1a9jANRu8BLuKKPqhrQq8Kc4h8T-t_MRK1Z81qOOypCfDdn9QauirN-78

The trending news of this Wednesday night was Lucasfilm firing actress Gina Carano from not only The Mandalorian but also effectively ending the chances of her appearance in future Star Wars projects. The step was taken after she posted several controversial social media posts that garnered a severe backlash, prompting Lucasfilm to severe ties with her as they found them "abhorrent and unacceptable". But as per a recent report, Carano didn't just lose her role as Cara Dune in the hit Disney+ series but also the opportunity to lead a Star Wars series, most likely the recently announced Rangers of the New Republic, which was in the pipeline before she got all tangled in controversies.

Since November 2020, former MMA fighter Gina Carano has been attracting social media ire through her controversial posts that started with her mocking the need for wearing masks amidst the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, transphobic tweets, followed by her spreading the false news that voter fraud has occurred during the recently held presidential elections. #FireGinaCarano has been trending for a long time as fans of The Mandalorian constantly sought her removal from the series as her contentious posts continued.


Iggo

(47,552 posts)
15. Woman was this close to having her own Star Wars show.
Fri Feb 12, 2021, 12:36 AM
Feb 2021

She couldn’t stop trolling even to save her job.

Star Wars money is forever money.

Fucking dumbshit.

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