It’s Always Because of George
Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy reveals that at some point before The Book of Boba Fett existed, she had a discussion with Star Wars creator George Lucas. Lucas told her that he loved working with Temuera Morrison on Attack of the Clones and that if she was ever to do anything with Boba Fett, she should cast him. And so she did.
On a larger scale, series writer and producer Jon Favreau admitted the thing we all assumed to be true: Boba Fett started all of this. It was that character that gave them the confidence to make The Mandalorian which, in turn, gave them the confidence to bring back Boba Fett.
