Star Wars is phasing out Boba Fett in its new era of storytelling. The legendary helmeted bounty hunter became one of Star Wars' most iconic characters after he appeared in The Empire Strikes Back. Skip ahead a few decades, and Disney tried to reinvigorate the character with his own Disney+ show, The Book of Boba Fett, but it failed to generate enough interest, and a new bounty hunter has taken the spotlight.Lucasfilm's new CEO, Dave Filoni, confirmed in the latest Empire Magazine issue that Pedro Pascal's Din Djarin, more commonly known as the Mandalorian, is Star Wars' new Boba Fett. Ever since Lucasfilm announced The Mandalorian, the similarities between the two helmeted heroes have been clear, but the newer bounty hunter has officially overtaken his predecessor, with Filoni referring to the dynamic between Djarin and Grogu as "a Boba Fett/Yoda team-up." "Did you ever think, watching 'Empire Strikes Back', we would see a Boba Fett/Yoda team-up? Where Boba Fett is, like, Yoda's dad? No! But here it is, and it turns out it's a wonderful delight." Read full article on The Direct.