Gina Carano Blasts Disney For Stealing Her Slogan!

by

On Wednesday, Gina Carano, previously starring in The Mandalorian, highlighted an intriguing resemblance between the tagline for Andor Season 2’s advertising and one of her past tweets. In a post on platform X, Gina Carano drew attention to the phrase “Welcome to the Rebellion,” which is prominently featured in Andor’s promotional materials, as being similar to her own previous post and the slogan found on merchandise featuring her character Cara Dune. The actress, who is currently involved in a lawsuit with The Walt Disney Company, Lucasfilm, and Huckleberry Productions regarding her 2021 dismissal from The Mandalorian, used this occasion to express her critique of the franchise’s creative marketing strategies.

Gina Carano’s Quotes and the Welcome to the Rebellion Collection

In a recent post on Tuesday, she cited a tweet from February 12th, 2021 by Gina Carano that read, “This is just the beginning.. welcome to the rebellion.” Accompanying this message was an image of her character’s T-shirt with the phrases, “Fight the Empire” and “Welcome to the Rebellion.” In her post, Carano commented, “I wonder if they were brainstorming in the writers room… 🤔 Maybe they thought, it’s a brilliant idea… just throwing this out there but how about we make our catchphrase… Welcome to The Rebellion. lol.. 😂” She also mentioned that Jay David’s merchandise collection, which has been available for 4 years, features items from the drunk3po series.

Lawsuit Against Disney

In a recent development, Gina Carano and The Walt Disney Company have reached a temporary settlement in her lawsuit. This decision came after the judge in the case demanded Disney to cease delaying the delivery of documents related to it. Carano was dismissed from ‘The Mandalorian’ in 2021 over a string of social media posts that suggested the backlash against certain people or policies might be excessive. In an unusual step, Lucasfilm asserted then that her posts were offensive and unacceptable due to their disrespectful content. However, Carano contends she was unfairly terminated because her political views, which supposedly differed from Lucasfilm’s vague principles, were not in line with them. Meanwhile, other actors like Mark Hamill and Pedro Pascal, Carano’s co-star in ‘The Mandalorian’, apparently faced no consequences for what could be considered more extreme and malicious political statements on social media.

Andor Marketing

As the second season of Andor is set to debut next week, Lucasfilm appears to be capitalizing on any social media attention they can get by incorporating “Join the Rebellion” into their promotional materials. This connection isn’t accidental, given that Gina Carano is a well-recognized figure in the Star Wars fandom and frequently addresses fans at conventions.

It’s not unprecedented that this phrase has been linked with the broader storyline of defiance against the Empire in Star Wars, yet it sparks debates about how attentive Lucasfilm and Disney are to Gina Carano’s fanbase on social media. The first season of Andor was criticized as a ratings flop for Disney+ when it debuted, but with subsequent Star Wars shows also underperforming, the curiosity grows about why Disney would invest $645 million in two seasons of a show that appears to be largely overlooked. Whether this phrase similarity will factor into her legal defense is uncertain, but Carano’s rebellion against Disney continues to garner attention.

Do you think Lucasfilm was intentional in using Gina Carano’s Welcome to the Rebellion slogan?

Read More

2025-04-16 22:55