Gina Carano is getting the salaries she’s looking for.
A federal judge has ruled that the mixed martial arts-fighter-turned actor will be allowed to see compensation information for other stars in the “Star Wars” universe on Disney+, including Pedro Pascal, Diego Luna, and Rosario Dawson.
The April 3 ruling came in a lawsuit Carano filed against Disney over her termination from the “Star Wars” spinoff show “The Mandalorian” after two seasons.
Disney announced in 2021 that Carano wouldn’t return to the show for a third season after she had made social media posts comparing political conservatives in America to Jews in the Holocaust, questioning the results of the 2020 election and the use of masks during the coronavirus pandemic, and using the pronouns section of her Twitter (now known as X) page to mock transgender people.
Carano’s lawsuit, which was funded by X owner Elon Musk, accuses Disney of violating California labor laws by unjustly firing her because of her political views, which are protected by the First Amendment. Disney says Carano’s character was merely discontinued from “The Mandalorian” and that the company has a First Amendment right to disassociate itself from her views.
As part of the lawsuit, Carano’s attorneys asked for salary information related to a constellation of other stars in “Star Wars” shows on Disney’s streaming service.
They said the information was crucial for calculating damages if Carano wins her lawsuit.
Carano’s lawyers also argued Disney should be forced to disclose salary information for the lead actors of other “Star Wars” shows — such as Amandla Stenberg and Luna — because Carano would have starred in a “Mandalorian” spinoff titled “Rangers of the New Republic” if Disney had not ruined her career.
US Magistrate Judge Steve Kim ruled in Carano’s favor, ruling that Disney needed to turn over a spreadsheet or chart of the compensation Pascal, Dawson, and costar Carl Weathers received for the first three seasons of “The Mandalorian,” Dawson’s salary for “The Book of Boba Fett” and the first two seasons of “Ahsoka,” Stenberg’s salary for “The Acolyte,” and the compensation Luna received for the first two seasons of “Andor.”
Kim also ruled that Disney must turn over salary information for “Mandalorian” actors who have been hired to reprise their roles for the coming Lucasfilm movie “The Mandalorian and Grogu.”
The information is subject to a confidential protective order but could become public if the case goes to trial, which is now scheduled for February 2026.
Representatives for Disney, Carano, Pascal, Luna, Dawson, and Stenberg didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment.
