Unless there is a shift in the legal Force or a big bucks settlement, the Walt Disney Company and Gina Carano will go head-to-head at trial next year over the former mixed martial artist’s 2021 firing from The Mandalorian.

It may have initially seemed like a reach of a lawsuit, but the Elon Musk-backed “free speech” case of Gina Carano versus Disney is not exactly going away.

Disney has been delivered a crushing blow in its lawsuit battle with former The Mandalorian star Gina Carano. The actor, 41, is suing the studio, alongside Lucasfilm, for discrimination and wrongful termination after the former MMA fighter was dropped from the Star Wars spin-off in February 2021 for sharing a social media post in which she appeared to compare the Republican experience in the US to that of Jewish people during the Holocaust.

Gina Carano’s lawsuit against Disney will go to trial next year after the company failed to get the lawsuit tossed out or stalled. Trial Date Set for Gina Carano’s Lawsuit Against Disney According to Deadline,

After months of silence, Gina Carano has given a huge update about her lawsuit against Disney. Since transitioning to the big screen after her days competing in mixed martial arts, Carano has found much success.