The Mandalorian star Paul Sun-Hyung Lee revealed recently that his character Carson Teva has a surprising connection to Princess Leia.
The New Republic pilot has emerged as one of the fan-favorite Star Wars characters in the last few years thanks to his pivotal presence in the MandoVerse timeline and Lee's performance as the character.
Fans have been curious to see whether Carson Teva's role in the MandoVerse projects will be expanded considering how he has become a pivotal character and a representation of the New Republic.
The Mandalorian's Paul Sun-Hyung Lee Reveals Carson Teva is Connected to Princess Leia
In a recent interview, Lee opened up about the conversations that he had with The Mandalorian executive producers Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni when he was cast to play Carson Teva.
He shared that the duo didn't tell him a lot of details about his character although they revealed that he came from the doomed planet of Alderaan.
"[Favreau and Filoni] didn't give me a lot of details. They just basically said 'He's from Alderaan, he's like a—' Jon said 'He's like a New York City cop,'" the actor said.
The character has mentioned in an episode of The Mandalorian that he served during the destruction of Alderaan.
This is an exciting detail about the character as it establishes his connection with Leia since both of them have the same home planet and we can presume that, at some point, Teva was working directly for the princess.
We have also seen in Ahsoka that Leia is actively working at the New Republic off-screen, and there is no doubt that she and Teva may have been communicating frequently while serving their respective duties.
It would be interesting to see whether they explore the two characters' connection in the Mandoverse timeline or if it will stay as a detail that will make Teva a more compelling character for long-time fans.
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