How do you have it on "stand by" without showing it to the toy designers? Cast and crew were under strict NDA, and the only cameras on set were probably the production and behind-the-scenes equipment.
Reference photos and digital renderings were probably emailed out the second the first episode debuted.
I'd love to think they did that, but this is Disney, so I tend to believe the "they were taken by surprise" reasoning for no Child merchandise being available rather than a cunning plan.
the only cameras on set were probably the production and behind-the-scenes equipment.
You'd be surprised. Not the first season, but a friend happened to be on set while they were filming S2E1 last year and managed to snap a couple photos. Not affiliated with the production in any way, but happened to be called in as an outside contractor one day. He said he was surprised they didn't confiscate their phones at the gate before going in.
Maybe security was tighter during season one filming, but either way I'm super impressed and grateful they managed to keep it completely secret. What an awesome reveal that was. I wish they'd been able to do the same with Ahsoka's appearance.
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u/pohatu771 Dec 05 '20
How do you have it on "stand by" without showing it to the toy designers? Cast and crew were under strict NDA, and the only cameras on set were probably the production and behind-the-scenes equipment.
Reference photos and digital renderings were probably emailed out the second the first episode debuted.