Michael Biehn cast for 'Star Wars: The Mandalorian' — Report

Michael Biehn on the set of "The Victim."
Michael Biehn on the set of "The Victim." (Image credit: s_bukley / Shutterstock.com)

Michael Biehn has been cast in an undisclosed role in season two of "Star Wars: The Mandalorian" on the Disney Plus streaming service, according to Making Star Wars.

Biehn is best known for his role as Sgt. Kyle Reese in the original "Terminator," as well as Cpl. Dwayne Hicks in"Aliens," the second "Alien" film.

This continues in The Mandalorian's penchant to cast popular 1980s movie stars in roles for the film, such as Carl Weathers and Nick Nolte.

Disney Plus is scheduled to debut the second season of "The Mandalorian" in October, as filming completed earlier this month according to the show's cinematographer Baz Idoine. Giving filming is complete, season 2 is more likely to hit its announced release date than other TV productions which have been suspended during filming due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Originally published on Newsarama.

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