About this episode

Jon Favreau discusses his work on 'Star Wars', 'The Mandalorian', and his film 'Chef' in an interview with Tracy Smith.

Jon Favreau, the creator of the "Star Wars" series "The Mandaloriam", and director of the new film "The Mandalorian and Grogu", talks with correspondent Tracy Smith about the myth of "Star Wars", the influences on the story (including Japanese samurai films), and expanding the universe for a new audience. He also talks about working with Robert Downey Jr. on his film "Iron Man", and about cooking, the subject of his 2014 movie, "Chef".

People in this episode

Host: Tracy Smith

Guest: Jon Favreau

Topics covered

• Star Wars
• The Mandalorian
• film direction
• cooking
• influences in storytelling

Keywords

• Jon Favreau
• Star Wars
• The Mandalorian
• Iron Man
• Chef
• cooking
• film direction
• influences

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Star Wars, The Mandalorian, The Mandalorian and Grogu, Iron Man, Chef, Japanese samurai films

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