Gina Carano, who was dropped from Star Wars spinoff The Mandalorian over what the studio called "abhorrent and unacceptable" social media posts, says she will make a film with conservative company The Daily Wire.
Key points:
- Carano was fired after she drew parallels between the persecution of Jews during Nazi Germany and the treatment of conservatives in the US today
- Conservative outlet The Daily Wire said she would produce and star in an upcoming film for subscribers to its website
- Lucasfilm says it has no plans to work with Carano in the future
Walt Disney's Lucasfilm studio said it would no longer work with her after she posted on Instagram drawing parallels between persecution of Jews in Nazi Germany and the treatment of people who hold conservative political views today.
The Daily Wire said Carano would produce and star in an upcoming film exclusively for subscribers to its website, which was co-founded by conservative political commentator Ben Shapiro.
In a statement on the site, Carano said she was sending a message of hope to everyone living in fear of cancellation by what she called "the totalitarian mob".
"I have only just begun using my voice which is now freer than ever before ... They can't cancel us if we don't let them."
In The Mandalorian Carano played Cara Dune, a warrior who had become a marshal in the New Republic.
Lucasfilm said it had no plans to work with Carano in the future.
The company announced in December that a Mandalorian spinoff called Rangers of the New Republic was in development, and Hollywood trade publications had speculated that Carano would play a role in that series.
Carano had also come under fire in November for posts on Twitter in which she derided mask-wearing amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and for promoting baseless claims of voter fraud after the US presidential election.
Shapiro said The Daily Wire aimed to "provide an alternative not just for consumers, but for creators who refuse to bow to the mob".
"We're just as eager to show Hollywood that if they want to keep cancelling those who think differently, they'll just be helping us build the X-wing to take down their Death Star," he said in a statement on the Daily Wire website.
Reuters