Werner Herzog begs fans sci-fi to 'not dismiss' Star Wars:
Werner Herzog thinks the 'Star Wars' franchise should "not be dismissed. The 81-year-old director dubbed the George Lucas-created franchise - which includes the original 70s and 90s trilogies along with the spin-off movies such as ‘Rogue One’ and ‘Solo’ and television shows like ‘Ashoka’ - as part of “new mythologies” after he was approached by ‘The Mandalorian’ creator Jon Favreau, 57, to voice ‘Baby Yoda’, the nickname of Grogu. He told Empire magazine: “Jon Favreau was deeply moved by my films. Once he made a remark that he wanted many, many people to know the face of the man who made all t...