The unexpected appearance of Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker in *The Mandalorian* stands as one of the most thrilling surprises in the history of *Star Wars*. Rosario Dawson shared an intriguing anecdote with us at Star Wars Celebration, revealing that she was completely in the dark about Hamill's cameo until he walked onto the set of *The Book of Boba Fett*.
It's already public knowledge that Dave Filoni and Jon Favreau cleverly used Jedi Master Plo Koon as a decoy to keep Luke's cameo under wraps. However, during our conversation, they also recounted the amusing tale of how Dawson experienced one of the biggest shocks of her career due to an accidental omission on their part.
To safeguard this monumental secret, the scripts that included scenes with Luke had him replaced by Plo Koon, and Dawson was not exempt from this strategy to prevent leaks. She recalled her confusion upon reading about Plo Koon's arrival in the script for *The Book of Boba Fett*, a scenario that would bewilder any *Star Wars* fan, especially given that the Jedi Master met a tragic end 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 recounted. "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 immediately expressed their regret for not informing her earlier, admitting, "That was bad on us!"
"I think we assumed you'd gotten told the right information," Filoni added with a laugh. "We were in it so much."
"There were two secrets we knew we had to keep on the show," Favreau explained. "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, humorously noting, "I love it, they know I can't be trusted."
