Thursday, November 26, 2020

The Mandalorian: WWE star Sasha Banks was cast after Disney Plus reached out on Instagram

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Sasha Banks in The Mandalorian (Picture: Disney Plus)

WWE star Sasha Banks has revealed that Disney slid into her DMs to offer her a part on the second season of The Mandalorian.

It’s one of the biggest shows out there, but the wrestler and actress – whose real name is Mercedes Varnado – has never had an easier time landing a role.

She revealed she was contacted on Instagram and offered an interview with director Jon Favreu during an interview with The Hollywood Reporter.

She said: ‘One day, for some reason, I was going through my Instagram DMs, which I normally don’t go through, and a casting director messaged me and said, “Jon Favreau really wants to interview you for something for Disney”.’

The actress went on to say: ‘I got a FaceTime from him and he told me about The Mandalorian. I just couldn’t even believe it. At the click of my fingers, we were shooting on set and now it’s here. It’s so awesome.’

Just like that, she made the move from the wrestling ring to a galaxy far, far away.

WWE superstar Sasha Banks on Raw
Sasha is one of the biggest names in the WWE (Picture: WWE)

Sasha appeared in the first trailer for the show earlier this year, and her role was later revealed as Koska Reeves – a Mandalorian and member of Bo-Katan’s Nite Owls.

The character appeared in the episode Chapter 11: The Heiress, where she manages to save the life of Baby Yoda.

‘It was so incredibly cool when I found out that I was going to save him,’ she added. ‘I just wanted to cry and scream… At the same time, it was so, so hard because that pram is really heavy and with my beskar on as well, it was hard.’

Sasha is the current SmackDown Women’s Champion, having joined the WWE back in 2012.

The Mandalorian season 2 is available on Disney Plus.

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