Jeremy Allen White suggests Rotta the Hutt might have a bigger role in The Mandalorian and Grogu than we (or he) originally thought

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Jeremy Allen White has revealed that Rotta the Hutt, his The Mandalorian and Grogu character, may have a larger role in the new Star Wars movie than we might have expected – and than he expected when he first signed up, too.

"[Director Jon Favreau] made it seem very chill. He was like, 'You're going to play Jabba the Hutt's son. You'll come in, it's just voice stuff, you know, we're not going to take any scans, you're not going to do any of that stuff. Just come in for half a day and read some stuff,'" White told the Happy Sad Confused podcast.

"And I was like, 'Yeah, absolutely.' But they hadn't shot any of the movie yet, really, so I'm just kind of reading some stuff, trying to put it together," he continued. "I remember calling him the night before… I was watching some of the movies before, getting ready, but I was like, 'Is there anything in particular you want me to watch or really, like, learn? Is there something I should know?' And he was like, 'No, just come on in and do the thing.'

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