Rosario Dawson Surprised by Mark Hamill's Return as Luke Skywalker on 'The Mandalorian' Set - Star Wars Celebration

Mark Hamill's appearance as Luke Skywalker in The Mandalorian stands out as one of the most shocking moments in Star Wars history. At Star Wars Celebration, Rosario Dawson revealed that she was completely in the dark about his cameo until Hamill himself walked onto the set of The Book of Boba Fett.

It's well-known that Dave Filoni and Jon Favreau used Jedi Master Plo Koon as a decoy to keep Luke's cameo under wraps. In our conversation, they also shared a humorous account of how Dawson experienced one of the biggest surprises of her career due to an accidental oversight in communication.

To safeguard the secrecy of Luke's involvement, scripts featuring him were altered to include Plo Koon instead. Dawson, like others, was privy to these modified scripts. She found it puzzling to read about Plo Koon's arrival in The Book of Boba Fett, especially given his demise in Revenge of the Sith.

"I was like... I don't know... but people disappear and then they come back, so maybe it's possible?" Dawson mused. "And then Mark Hamill was on set and surprised me and it was a whole thing. He even said, 'Plo Koon? That wouldn't even make sense!' and I'm like, 'I know it didn't make sense, but I still had to think it made sense because I got the script and everything!'

Favreau and Filoni expressed their regret for not informing her earlier, admitting, "That was bad on us!"

Filoni added with a chuckle, "I think we assumed you'd gotten told the right information. We were in it so much."

Favreau elaborated on the challenges of keeping secrets, saying, "There were two secrets we knew we had to keep on the show. One was Grogu's reveal at the end of the first episode, and the other one was Luke Skywalker at the end of season two. We were biting our nails all the way through, and we somehow miraculously made it cleanly to both of those because everything else leaked. But, unfortunately, we didn't fill in our partner here."

Dawson took it in stride, jokingly stating, "I love it, they know I can't be trusted."