The Mandalorian and Grogu Director Jon Favreau Compares Jeremy Allen White's Rotta the Hutt to Adonis Creed - IGN

The Bear star Jeremy Allen White is making the jump to the Star Wars galaxy in The Mandalorian and Grogu, but he won't exactly be recognizable as the oversized, ax-wielding gladiator Rotta the Hutt. Director Jon Favreau has offered new insight into this imposing character, comparing White's Rotta to Michael B. Jordan's Adonis Creed from the Creed movies. Favreau made the comparison in a new interview with Empire Magazine, revealing that Rotta is a fighter who feels the shadow of his father, Jabba the Hutt, looming over him at all times. “When you’re trying to establish yourself and your name is famous, when you’re Jabba The Hutt’s kid, what does that do?” Favreau said. “How has that affected his trajectory? I get a kick out of that.” Hardcore Star Wars fans will remember that Rotta originally debuted in the 2008 Clone Wars animated movie, where he was kidnapped by the Separatists and rescued by Ahsoka Tano and her Jedi allies. Decades later, Rotta is now a disturbingly muscular Jutt who has built up a reputation as one of the most fearsome fighters in the galaxy's gladiator pits. We're guessing he also doesn't take kindly to being nicknamed "Stinky" anymore. White also revealed tha