The Mandalorian and Grogu (2026)
Directed by Jon Favreau
The evil Empire has fallen, and Imperial warlords remain scattered throughout the galaxy. As the fledgling New Republic works to protect everything the Rebellion fought for, they have enlisted the help of legendary Mandalorian bounty hunter Din Djarin and his young apprentice Grogu.
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…the Blade Runner-esque neon landscape of Shakari…
Intrigue remains high as our heroes head to the visually appealing, Blade Runner-esque planet Shakari…
…one scene benefits from a unique techno-punk aesthetic reminiscent of Blade Runner…
…where there are heavy nods to Blade Runner via endless rain and retro-futurist design…
After meeting with the aunt and uncle of Ratta on Nal Hutta, Mando and Grogu head to the Moon of Shakira, which looks an awful lot like "Blade Runner's" L.A.
…other modern classics (“Top Gun” to “Blade Runner,” even a little “Streets of Fire” for the real ones out there)…
…from Edward Norton’s haunting cameo as a philosophical leper in Kingdom of Heaven…
…the inclusion of two stop-motion droids provided a very ‘original Star Wars trilogy’ feel…
The Mandalorian And Grogu asks 'what if Star Wars were an Eighties action movie?'
Grogu is one of the best recent additions to the list of characters in the Star Wars universe…
It wasn’t trying to reinvent Star Wars.
The first Star Wars movie in nearly seven years, The Mandalorian and Grogu is a welcome reminder of the unique action, adventure, humor, heart, and mythology that are specific to this world, as well as what a joy it is to exist within it for a few hours.
Revisiting some of the quieter, simpler whimsy of early Star Wars movies…
…the screenplay by Jon Favreau, Dave Filoni and Noah Kloor features some ropey dialogue akin to George Lucas’ prequel trilogy scripts…
…una secuencia en una suerte de coliseo en el que Rotta es obligado a pelear (que, valgan verdades, se siente casi como una referencia a una secuencia similar en “El Ataque de los Clones”, pero menos ambiciosa e interesante).
…the 1999–2005 prequels were a letdown…
Andor is the lone exception that found creative, risky ways to reinvent inside the wheel.
…with The Mandalorian and Andor occupying the exceptional space…
Yes, those assets have propelled numerous live-action and animated Star Wars TV series in the interim, but even the best of the lot — The Mandalorian and Andor — only occasionally rival the epic scope of the movies.
…the diametrically opposed and truly genius “Andor” has shown what it’s like to really dig into a different sort of “way”…
…the likes of "Rogue One" and "Andor" can placate the most strident Disney haters in the meantime.
Andor, Maul - Shadow Lord, The Acolyte, Visions, and especially the earliest seasons of The Mandalorian proved that Star Wars can be so much more…
…an opening credit sequence—a first for a Star Wars film—that tips its hat to Top Gun…
…other modern classics (“Top Gun” to “Blade Runner,” even a little “Streets of Fire” for the real ones out there)…
…a bit of Top Gun…
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There are a few highlights along the way, including a chase scene that pays homage to The French Connection…
…a chase beneath an elevated urban railway tips a hat to The French Connection…
References to Gladiator, The French Connection, 30s gangster movies, and Apocalypse Now intersect with space battles and a talking alligator man.
The Mandalorian and Grogu feels like a return to form for the Star Wars IP, but only in terms of 2008's Star Wars: The Clone Wars movie…
Rotta (voiced by Jeremy Allen White, who appeared as a baby in the animated film Star Wars: The Clone Wars)…
…in the same way I like various episodes of Star Wars: The Clone Wars or Star Wars: Rebels…
Rotta The Hutt first appeared in The Clone Wars where he was nicknamed 'Stinky'…
Dave Filoni, who co-wrote The Mandalorian and Grogu with Jon Favreau and Noah Floor, also directed Star Wars: The Clone Wars in 2008—the animated film that served as a pilot for the series. In that film, an infant Rotta had been kidnapped by Count Dooku in hopes of the Separatists securing a partnership with the Hutts. Here, he is all grown up and doing his best to become his own Hutt, so to speak.
…first seen as a baby nicknamed Stinky in 2008’s animated film Star Wars: The Clone Wars…
Following the fall of the Galactic Empire in Return of the Jedi and set some time after The Mandalorian Season 3 finale, Imperial warlords remain scattered throughout the galaxy and continue threatening its stability.
Set in the Star Wars universe a little after the fall of the evil galactic Empire, defeated in the 1983 film Return of the Jedi (aka Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi), the show follows the titular bounty hunter…
The Hutts in particular have a very deliberate style of movement that feels quite evolved from Jabba in Return of the Jedi yet pays appropriately tribute to his grand size and shape.
Rotta the Hutt — the last surviving heir of Return of the Jedi’s infamous Jabba the Hutt — who retains his family’s giant-slug physique but adds some nicely swollen muscles to the gooey, slithery package.
…this film is set in the aftermath of Return of the Jedi where the Empire has fallen…
Following the fall of the Galactic Empire in Return of the Jedi and set some time after The Mandalorian Season 3 finale, Imperial warlords remain scattered throughout the galaxy and continue threatening its stability.
The plot of this film pretty much picks up where Season 3 of The Mandalorian television series left off.
…which launched in 2019 with The Mandalorian to great fanfare…
Having the hero essentially be an emotionless disembodied voice from inside a shiny helmet works better on a small screen, like a TV or phone, as it did for three seasons of series episodes.
…the heart of “The Mandalorian” has always been a little fan fiction-y…
The Mandalorian and Grogu continues the story of the Star Wars spinoff series The Mandalorian, and it often feels like several Very Special Episodes of a TV show stitched together.
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…and Aliens…
Mando and son are hunting down Imperial remnants for Ellen Ripley from Alien, Aliens, and Ghostbusters 2.
…the Star Wars brand is now stuck delivering better versions of the Ewok spin-off movies from the mid-1980s…
As someone who happily watched The Ewok Adventure and Ewoks: The Battle for Endor on TV as a child, I can’t really fault any superfans, especially younger ones, for getting excited about it.
Star Wars’ first foray into live-action TV (notwithstanding the Star Wars Holiday Special or Ewoks: The Battle For Endor), this was a series with no major star, no legacy characters, no lightsabers.