Star Wars toy manufacturer Hasbro has reportedly canceled the Cara Dune action figure after Mandalorian actress Gina Carano was fired from the Disney + series. Last week a Lucasfilm spokesperson confirmed that Carano would not be returning to the Galaxy Far, Far away due to her “abhorrent and unacceptable” social media posts. Gina Carano had come under fire after comparing being a Republican in the modern day to being Jewish during the Holocaust, which led to the hashtag #FireGinaCarano on Twitter. Although that post seems to have been the nail in the coffin, Carano had also previously stirred up controversy by posting anti-mask and election fraud sentiments and joking about pronoun usage.
On Friday a Twitter user posted a screenshot of a statement from retailer Big Bad Toy Store that reads: “We have been informed by Hasbro that they have canceled production of the Star Wars: The Black Series 6” Cara Dune (The Mandalorian) and will not be fulfilling our order. Unfortunately, this means we must cancel our pre-orders for this item. We apologize for the inconvenience and greatly appreciate your understanding.”
On the first two seasons of The Mandalorian Carano played Cara Dune, a former rebel shock trooper turned mercenary from the famously blown up planet of Alderan. During Disney’s 2020 investor call, one of the many shows announced was a Mandalorian spin-off called Star Wars: Rangers of the New Republic, which was rumored to have potentially featured Cara Dune. It now seems that Disney and Lucasfilm are wiping the slate clean and further distancing themselves from the controversial MMA fighter turned actress. Carano made her acting debut in 2011 with the Steven Soderbergh directed action movie Haywire. She also appeared in the first Deadpool movie as the villain Angel Dust, and the sixth film in the Fast & the Furious franchise.
Carano’s firing has stirred up its own controversy, with some bemoaning Disney and Lucasfilm and claiming that Carano herself is being ‘canceled’ by a progressive mob. This included many vocal conservatives and right-wing pundits, including Senator Ted Cruz. In the wake of her firing, Carano has inked a deal with conservative media pundit Ben Shapiro to star in an upcoming feature film produced by his company The Daily Wire. While many on the right are pointing to ‘cancel culture’ as a reason for Carano’s firing, others seem to believe the actress has simply faced consequences for her actions.
The first two seasons of The Mandalorian are streaming on Disney Plus.
Source: The Wrap
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