Maz Kanata
Species: Unknown
Gender: Female
Height: 5’10″
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
Force Side: Light
Love Interest: Many, but mostly Chewie
Father: Unknown
Mother: Unknown
Voice: Medium-High Soprano
Accent: British
Dialect: Americanized
Wookieepedia Link:
https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Maz_Kanata
CASTING TYPE: VOICE ONLY
Background Story
After the death of her dearest and oldest friends, Han Solo and his beloved wife Leia Organa Solo, Maz decided to stay with the Resistance and assist in any way she could to help the millions of citizens that had been displaced by the events of the Hosnian Cataclysm, the Destruction of Kijimi, and the many planets that were subjugated to the First Order after Snoke’s death. These people no longer had the Republic to aid them, so they turned to the Resistance but the Resistance is overwhelmed, lacking their fearless leader Leia, and was quickly running out of resources. Maz used her considerable wealth and whatever artifacts she managed to salvage from the wreck of her once-neutral Castle in Takodana to help the Resistance push through.
For her efforts, Poe Dameron extended her a permanent role as his trusted advisor. The former Pirate Queen, who is well connected, is the only hope the Resistance has to rebuild those bridges and acquire steady income. She also could bring in new connections of her own to the table to help fight against the oppression of the First Order remnants that still lingered in many worlds across the galaxy, even after the presumed death of Supreme Leader Kylo Ren. But to Poe, Finn, Rose, Rey, and now Zorii, she represents much more than a level head with the strategic prowess of a high-ranking military leader, she’s a friend and confidant. To Rey, she has become a mother figure.
Submission Dialogue
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INT. ORD MANTELL, RESISTANCE BASE, POE’S OFFICE – SAME TIME
We see POE’s new office in Ord Mantell’s new Resistance Base. There are crates and boxes still unpacked. POE is sitting in his office, and ZORII is next to him. On hologram, we see FINN, MAZ, and LANDO who are on the planet of Rishi.
POE DAMERON
We’re in desperate need of supplies in all
the planets we now occupy in order to set up our bases.
LANDO CALRISSIAN (HOLOGRAM)
That’s going to be difficult, Poe.
Almost all trade has come to a halt.
MAZ KANATA (HOLOGRAM)
We need a way to resume trade negotiations.
FINN (HOLOGRAM)
Without the Republic, I am afraid that will prove difficult.
We don’t even know who’s in charge of most of the planets if anyone.
ZORII BLISS
I think Maz and I can help with that.
FINN (HOLOGRAM)
How?
MAZ KANATA (HOLOGRAM)
Easy, kid. Contacts. You know that we scoundrels…
ZORII BLISS
(interjects)
…former scoundrels.
MAZ KANATA (HOLOGRAM)
… right. We rely on the people we know on
all the planets where credits can be made.
ZORII BLISS
Yup. It’s all about who you know.
MAZ KANATA (HOLOGRAM)
(grins)
And after a thousand years,
I know a lot of people.
(taps the side of her head)
ZORII BLISS
You got that right. The Pirate Queen herself.
MAZ grins to ZORII, who has known MAZ for a long time herself. LANDO looks to POE and FINN.
FINN (HOLOGRAM)
Intel. Yes.
ZORII BLISS
And that’s the first thing we learned to deal in, right Maz?
MAZ KANATA (HOLOGRAM)
Don’t you know it!
(beat)
We’ll get the supplies we need to
Rishi and build a storage depot there.
POE DAMERON
Wait, why Rishi?
MAZ KANATA
In combination with the planet’s natural resources, we’ll
be able to disperse supplies to the other Resistance locations.
POE DAMERON
That will help.
(beat)
But we still need new ships to bolster our squadrons.
LANDO CALRISSIAN (HOLOGRAM)
We’ll need to get through to Incom on Eriadu to be able to get new ships.
(beat)
And unfortunately without some influence—
ZORII BLISS
(interjects)
By influence you mean credits?
LANDO CALRISSIAN (HOLOGRAM)
—yes or perhaps…
LANDO looks to MAZ. She nods and looks to the group on the Hologram.
MAZ KANATA (HOLOGRAM)
…the next best thing to credits.
ZORII BLISS
(grins)
Persuasion through secrets.
LANDO CALRISSIAN
Eriadu is still First Order leaning,
if not under their control already. We need
to sway them to our cause.
(beat)
I can do that.
FINN (HOLOGRAM)
Perfect.
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