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She walked on stage and fell on her face.
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As a third grader in Pittsburgh, Wen won a part in a play. Her mother, Linchan, a nurse and a survivor of the Chinese Cultural Revolution, tried to dissuade her daughter from pursuing the arts.īut destiny prevailed. “I remember my mother walking to my Catholic school-which was the best school, even though we were Buddhist-just to bring me a lunch with milk and make sure I drank it all.” Wen has strong recollections of her early years in China. “When I was born, my mother read my face and knew I was going into the arts,” says the actress, who was born in Macau, China, and came to the U.S. “It was the most intense audition I’ve ever had.” Playing June “was just destiny.”Īnd destiny is something Wen-and her family-believes in. “I realized I needed to express my true inner pain,” since the Chinese-American character so reflected her own experience. “They wanted someone with more visibility,” she explains. The actress spent 45 minutes “making them cry, and crying myself,” finally winning over producer-director Wayne Wang. Wen, 27-who also garnered attention last season as reluctant intern Deb Chen on NBC’s “ER"-says her “total-dream-come-true” role was as June in 1993’s “The Joy Luck Club.” She’s got a downtown, hip, funny quality, a dry humor and she’s not afraid to take chances and hop in and get all wet.” She’s really sharp, funny and fit into the show well.
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In fact, with Boba Fett's appearance on Tatooine at the end of season 2, episode 1, a possible team up between the two could be in The Mandalorian's future, pitting not one, but two elite assassins against Mando.Executive Producer Brad Hall says Wen “blew us away. With the end of her episode featuring a mysterious figure approaching her body, fans might not have seen the end of Fennec Shand yet. It would also only add to the recent additions of characters like Bo-Katan (Katee Sackhoff) and Koska Reeves (Sasha Banks) and the impending introduction of Ahsoka Tano (Rosario Dawson). She would be a formidable adversary for Mando, one that could allow the show to further explore the machinations of The Guild they are both apart of. Shand's return would be positive for a few reasons.
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Boba Fett, who was last seen falling into the Sarlacc Pit, even made a brief appearance on the show, ahead of what many are expecting to be an integral role in the series. Darth Maul returned after being sliced in half by Obi-Wan Kenobi, and even Anakin Skywalker faced dire injuries at the end of Revenge of the Sith before returning to reign terror as Darth Vader. Many characters in Star Wars have returned from much worse injuries. The potential for Shand to return is not necessarily zero, even when considering the position Wen's character was left in. And that's the message you need to let those guys that are putting that show together know. So I want you to start a petition, sort of like what they did with #CoulsonLives -#FennecLives. I think they just announced they picked up for season three. Wen also cited the fact that, despite the shot to the stomach, Fennec is not seen dying, which to her leaves the door open for her character's return. Evoking the #CoulsonLives trend, Wen suggested fans use the hashtag #FennecLives in order to gain traction on social media. Speaking to Insider, Wen asked fans to petition for her character's return, despite her seemingly doomed fate. Related: The Mandalorian's 3 Different Mando Factions Explained That was the last appearance of Fennec Shand, despite the fact that the show has returned to Tatooine since. Wen's character was left in a dire position, with a blaster shot to the stomach in the middle of the desert. Calican then decided to shoot her and attempt to take the bounty on Mando and The Child for himself. Shand attempted to persuade Calican to join forces with her to capture Mando and cash in on the bounty that was placed on him. Things did not go according to plan and the three bounty hunters ended up facing off with each other on Tatooine. Wen appeared in the first season's fifth episode as Fennec Shand. Mando joined forces with Toro Calican (Jake Cannavale) to capture Shand so that Calican could join The Guild. The Mandalorianactress Ming-Na Wen encouraged fans to petition to bring back her gunslinging character in future episodes of the show.