Lucasfilm is clearly taking its time rolling out the advertising for The Mandalorian and Grogu, however Star Wars followers are hanging on each scrap of recent footage they will get. After two totally different teaser cuts screened completely in theaters with Zootopia 2 and Avatar: Hearth and Ash, anticipation for a correct public trailer is excessive.
At this level, all indicators level to a brand new sneak peek debuting throughout subsequent month’s Tremendous Bowl, which makes lots of sense, particularly with this marking Lucasfilm’s first Star Wars film since The Rise of Skywalker hit theaters again in 2019. A giant theatrical push has been a very long time coming.
Whereas we await that subsequent look, USA Today has revealed a contemporary nonetheless from the movie directed by Jon Favreau. The picture doesn’t spoil something huge, but it surely does ship one thing followers will immediately join with.
Din Djarin and Grogu are collectively once more, standing aboard the brand new Razor Crest. It’s a easy second, however seeing the duo reunited on a well-known ship feels proper and immediately grounds the film in what followers love most about this nook of the galaxy.
For anybody nervous the movie would possibly really feel like a stretched or trimmed down model of a Disney+ season, Favreau has already shut that down. He’s made it clear the bounce to theaters allowed them to scale issues up in a manner the sequence couldn’t.
“We actually leaned into it. As we did checks, we checked out what appeared good in IMAX. A whole lot of stuff in house appeared nice, and lots of units we constructed taller to actually embrace the chance.”
Favreau additionally addressed how the film is designed to work for longtime followers and newcomers alike, particularly those that might know these characters by popularity however haven’t adopted each episode.
“Lots of people know these characters who haven’t seen the present,” he mentioned of how the shift to theaters will change his storytelling method. “So it’s not simply that there are individuals who noticed the present and individuals who don’t know the characters – there’s a wide array. We need to reward individuals who’ve been there because the starting, but additionally invite new audiences in.”
Set after the autumn of the Empire, The Mandalorian and Grogu finds the galaxy in a fragile place. Imperial warlords are nonetheless scattered throughout the celebs whereas the New Republic struggles to take care of order. To assist maintain the peace, they flip to legendary Mandalorian bounty hunter Din Djarin and his younger apprentice Grogu, sending the pair on a harmful new mission that would form the way forward for the galaxy.
The movie is directed by Favreau, who additionally produces alongside Kathleen Kennedy, Dave Filoni, and Ian Bryce. Music duties as soon as once more fall to Ludwig Göransson, whose rating helped outline the tone of the Disney+ sequence.
Din and Grogu’s subsequent chapter is formally headed to the largest screens doable. Lucasfilm’s The Mandalorian and Grogu is filmed for IMAX and opens completely in theaters on Might 22, 2026.
