Baby Yoda on the Big Screen! New “Star Wars” Movie “The Mandalorian & Grogu” Is Coming Soon: Get the Details

Disney also announced a second season for 'Ahsoka'

Baby Yoda is headed to the big screen in a new adventure with his adoptive dad, The Mandalorian!

Disney and Lucasfilm announced on Tuesday morning that they will be featured in the Star Wars movie The Mandalorian and Grogu. Plot details for the new project remain as mysterious as the name of Grogu’s species, but the studio announced Jon Favreau will direct. Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy and Dave Filoni will produce with Favreau.

“I have loved telling stories set in the rich world that George Lucas created,” Favreau, who created The Mandalorian with Feloni, said in a statement. “The prospect of bringing the Mandalorian and his apprentice Grogu to the big screen is extremely exciting.”

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"Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni have ushered into Star Wars two new and beloved characters, and this new story is a perfect fit for the big screen," Kennedy added.

The Mandalorian, whose real name is Din Djarin and played by Pedro Pascal, was introduced in the Disney+ series, which debuted in November 2019 as the first-ever live-action Star Wars TV series. Grogu, affectionately known as Baby Yoda before his name was revealed in Season 2, became Din’s traveling companion as he journeyed through the Star Wars galaxy. The third season was released on Disney+ in March 2023.

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The series is set in the years between Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens films. It has brought several characters from the animated shows to live action, including Ahsoka Tano, who earned her own series. Ahsoka, starring Rosario Dawson in the title role, was released on Disney+ between August and October. Disney is now developing a second season of Ahsoka, the studio added Tuesday.

Two other Star Wars shows will hit Disney+ before Ahsoka Season 2. Skeleton Crew, starring Jude Law and also set during the same era as The Mandalorian, will be released this year. The Acolyte, starring Amandla Stenberg, is set to hit the streamer in 2024. It is set during the High Republic era, which covers 350 to 50 years before the Star Wars prequels.

The Mandalorian and Grogu will start production in 2024. Disney and Lucasfilm are also developing Star Wars movies directed by James Mangold, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and Filoni. 

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