George Lucas Met Baby Yoda
Father, meet son.
Just when we thought Baby Yoda had given all the cute he had to give, we got one more surprise on Thursday night. Suddenly, and without a caption, Jon Favreau—the executive producer of Disney+'s Star Wars show, The Mandalorian—tweeted and Instagrammed a picture of Star Wars creator George Lucas cradling the Baby Yoda puppet. Don't worry. Daddy's here.
Though, like any time an estranged father suddenly meets his son for the first time, the moment isn’t exactly Hallmark-perfect. The picture is fuzzy, George Lucas looks somewhere between surprised and sleepy, and Baby Yoda looks a little stoned. The woman in the background is clearly feeling everything, all feelings, every single one of them, really, looking like she’s peeping in on the Nativity scene.
— Jon Favreau (@Jon_Favreau) January 17, 2020
Since Favreau didn't caption the picture, we can probably assume Baby Yoda met dad sometime during the filming of The Mandalorian (maybe even on the set of Season Two, which is shooting now), and Favreau busted up the meeting with his iPhone. Not to take away from the tender moment—keep feeling your feelings—but you have to ask why Lucas was on set. With The Mandalorian showing a knack for rotating directors, you have to wonder whether or not Lucas would want to return for a spot behind the camera, one more time.
Anyway, look upon this picture as you would Duccio's Madonna and Child. And when you're done, check out what Twitter had to say about it.
This is truly amazing because he looks as if he was looking at his new born child. This photo is legendary. https://t.co/FScmqu3baF
— Jay Martyr (@JayM_PourBaby) January 17, 2020
"Always two, there are. A master, and an apprentice." https://t.co/7xIC0TmJzv
— Austen Bundy (@AustenBundyDC) January 17, 2020
Tag yourself. I’m the smiling through tears bystander. pic.twitter.com/mwVipQjMad
— The Rise of Bruce Wright (@heybrucewright) January 17, 2020
Get you a person who looks at you the way the person in the background wearing a jacket looks at George Lucas looking at Baby Yoda. https://t.co/dGMiKBTryA
— Aura Bogado (@aurabogado) January 17, 2020
george lucas looking at baby yoda like he’s his first born child pic.twitter.com/SAJxmSmtT0
— 𝙠𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙚 (@sithmando) January 17, 2020
Baby Yoda meeting George Lucas. Greatness Recognizes Greatness. https://t.co/GyEtcMpTo4
— Ziggy (@mrjafri) January 17, 2020
2020 is already so exhausting, thank you for blessing our January with this
— Chris Taylor (@FutureBoy) January 17, 2020
This picture looks like George Lucas is running off with baby yoda to make him his property again pic.twitter.com/BH2XMOJ8Ir
— Kellen? (@kellenofrohan) January 17, 2020
George Lucas putting Baby Yoda to sleep. pic.twitter.com/PirJI9Nfr5
— Anime Comic Book (@animecomicbook) January 17, 2020
The BEST photo on the internet!
Grandpa #GeorgeLucas holding #babyYoda! 😍😍😍 https://t.co/J1u9kPzCow— Kimothy Rich (@KimothyRich) January 17, 2020
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