#Lateef Crowder

[dindjarindiaries]

LATEEF PRAISING PEDRO PLEASE I CAN’T DO THIS

[azertyrobaz]

Din & Grogu fighting together

[twilightishot]

Moodboard of Santiago.

[thefrogdalorian]

A crumb of Din content from behind the scenes of The Book of Boba Fett (via Brendan Wayne's instagram) for Star Wars day!!!

[boardsdonthitback]

Lateef Crowder, Darrin Henson - Tekken (2010)

[madamshogunassassin]

Lateef Crowder vs Tony Jaa in "Tom Yum Goong AKA The Protector(2005)"

[littlefanthings]

Brendan Wayne and Lateef Crowder actually listed in the main actor credits? Hell yeah!

As much as I wish Pedro was able to be in the suit more, I’m really glad that Brendan and Lateef are getting the credit they’re due. Stunt actors and doubles really need more recognition in the industry, they’re so important. And I’m really, really glad that Pedro is so vocal and transparent about the collaboration between the three of them in playing Din (there are plenty of big name actors who have not been and would not be so gracious).

I have no idea who’s going to be physically playing Din in which episodes and for what parts* and frankly I don’t really want or need to know because it breaks my immersion in the story to sit there trying to parse out which actor is in the suit. It’s Din Djarin in the suit, that’s all I need to know. The fact that Pedro, Brendan, and Lateef are working together to seamlessly portray one character is actually extremely impressive and cool. As long as they’re all happy working as a team and all getting the credit they deserve for the work, I’m good.

*I mean, I HAVE thought about it and have come to terms with the fact that Pedro is likely not PHYSICALLY in this season of “The Mandalorian” very much due to the first season of “The Last of Us” having an insanely long shooting schedule very far away from LA. I’m just glad he didn’t have to choose between the two shows and that Lateef and Brendan are getting the recognition they deserve for picking up the slack. There are perks to keeping your main character behind a mask all the time.

[twilightronin]

The Mandalorian - Rick Famuyiwa 2023

[melymigo]

The Mandalorian and Grogu are embarking on a new adventure — to movie theaters.

Link to the articlre on StarWars.com

[lgspears]

If a Eternal Champions movie ever happen, I nominated Remington Hoffman or Priyom Haider as Larcen Tyler, Ser'Darius Blain or Eme Ikwuakor as Jonathan Blade, Haruka Abe or Tao Okamoto as Shadow Yamato, Jason Wong as Mitchell Middleton Knight/Midknight, Cory Sandhagen as R.A.X. Coswell, Sasha Luss as Jetta Maxx, Lateef Crowder or Marko Zaror as Trident, Gavin Stenhouse as Xavier Pendragon, Kristofer Hivju as Slash and Sung Kang as The Eternal Champion.

[dindjarindiaries]

Not to sound insane but Lateef keeps posting his Instagram stories of him driving to set for The Mandalorian movie with a Mando helmet and archery imagery… and now I’m like… Din Djarin bow and arrow era?

[azertyrobaz]

Competent Din is best Din

[phantom-of-the-501st]

Shout out to Lateef Crowder for this episode because those combat sequences were awesome! 🔥

[des-pa-three-toes]

pedro girlies that aren’t sw girlies posting edits of mando in the suit with like #pedropascal is so funny to me bc like 90% of the time that’s not even gonna be pedro under the suit

not saying din isnt hot! it’s a beautiful edit! it’s just. probably brendan or lateef

[themosleyreview]

The Mosley Review: Star Wars: The Mandalorian (Season 3)

Honestly, I have mixed feelings about this season. The past 2 seasons were so well crafted and had a direction that ultimately met its amazing conclusion. That same quality of storytelling continues here in a strong opening, but something was truly off. The idea of it moving away from Grogu being the Mcguffin and on to reuniting the mandalorian clans was a great strategy. The problem I felt was that there were some serious logic problems when it came to the traditions and some inconsistencies involving the tech. I don't mind when a story decides to pivot and go off on a exploratory missions because that's what Star Wars does best. It just felt cheapened this season because of a few cameos that took me out of the story and could've been given to someone less popular. What I did love is the amount of political and underground spy games that were being played while the titular character was running around. I loved the subtle and straight up references to Star Wars: Rebels that made my heart flutter with joy. The majority of the characters we love return and many of them actually take on the heavy lifting of the story this time.

Pedro Pascal returns as the voice of the titular character Din Djarin/The Mandalorian and he delivers yet another strong and emotional performance. Din this time around was on a path of redemption and it was great to see him explore the more spiritual themes of the creed. I enjoyed the continued father son dynamic between him and Grogu. Brendan Wayne and Lateef Crowder's physical performances as Din were amazing as Brendan delivers that trademark swagger and Lateef knocks it out of the park with the many action sequences. Honestly both of them had an equal amount of action between them. All three of them make up this character and they deliver in spades. Din takes a bit of back seat this time around as we delve deeper into the other Mandalorians. Katee Sackoff continues to deliver a stellar performance that she started way back in The Clone Wars animated series. As Bo-Katan Kryze, she takes the lead as she comes to grips with her issues with the the creed, culture and you finally get an answer on how she lost the darksaber. I loved that she was seeking to find her place again and how she handles getting back to being the leader she was born to be. The chemistry between her and Din was a fun dynamic and I also liked the buddy cop aspect of their adventures. There is a illogical moment between them that really urked me and I wish it was handled way better when dealing with the ownership of the darksaber. Emily Swallow returns as the Armorer and I loved that she has stayed consistently mysterious about her past and devoted to the creed. The scenes between her and Bo-Katan were the best moments as you see the many comparisons between them. They are different sides of the same coin and I loved how they quickly realize that. The one and only Carl Weathers returns as the magnificent Greef Karga and I loved his jovial nature as the new High Magistrate of the planet Navarro. He may be more of the governor type that’s more friendly, but he stays as the great business man and badass that you don't want to cross. Omid Abtahi and Katy M. O' Brian return as Dr. Pershing and Elia Kane and I loved their episode. It showed how each character dealt with refugee life as a former Imperial officer and doctor. I loved that they finally got a taste of what the Empire forced many civilizations to live like. Omid did an amazing job showing the immense compassion the character has toward wanting to help the New Republic instead of condemning it. Giancarlo Esposito returns as Moff Gideon and he is even more pissed off and determined than ever. You get to the bottom of his ultimate goals and how he doesn't really care about the more expansive plans that other Imperial remnants have in store for the future. I love villains that have a goal and plan that is clean cut.

Although Ludwig Goransson didn’t compose this season, the reins were left in the hands of brilliant composer Joseph Shirley and he did an excellent job creating new and haunting themes that are easily identifiable. I did miss Ludwig's touch on the series, but Joseph did a great job never the less. I loved the sound of the N64 generation inspired theme for the "Coruscant Steet Fair" that has The Resistance theme playfully mixed into it. The very ethereal and then renaissance influenced "High Magistrate" piece was awesome and I could listen to that all day. The epic and somewhat gothic tone of "The Great Forge" plays toward the last half of the season and illuminates one of the best scenes of the entire season. Like I said, the pacing of the series felt off as the focus was shifted too many times. The adventure is always the highlight of Star Wars, but the central plot and tone of the series felt second hand instead of the forefront like the past seasons. We got to the point, but it was messy. I didn't like the cameo of 2 major stars as I felt the storyline with them had no real bearing on the overarching plot. There's a Blade Runner style chase that happens in that story that introduces something that would've changed the direction of The Clone Wars if a certain droid could move like it did. Even with all the problems, it ended on a good and somewhat rushed note. Will I be here for Season 4? Absolutely. Have my expectations been lowered for the future of this series? Yeah. All the references and cameos aside, this was a season that was fun in many ways, but it was missing that polish that the first 2 seasons had. Let me know what you thought of the season or my review in the comments below. Thanks for reading!