Pedro Pascal reportedly has been offered he lead role in the "Star Wars" TV series, "The Mandalorian." File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Actor Pedro Pascal attends the 22nd annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles on January 30, 2016. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Cast member Jon Favreau attends the premiere of "Spider-Man: Homecoming" in Los Angeles on June 28, 2017. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Game of Thrones, Narcos and The Great Wall actor Pedro Pascal has been offered the lead role in the Disney+ Star Wars series, The Mandalorian.
Unnamed sources told Variety on Tuesday that negotiations with Pascal were underway.
TheWrap.com, which also reported the news citing anonymous sources, said neither Disney nor Pascal's representatives responded to its requests for comment.
The Jungle Book and Iron Man filmmaker Jon Favreau is writing and producing the project, which will take place between the films, Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens.
The program's title refers to those from the planet of Mandalore, the home world of bounty hunters Jango Fett and his son Boba Fett.