‘Star Wars’: Mandalorian Movie a Go With Jon Favreau Directing

Grogu is heading to the big screen. The Mandalorian & Grogu, a new film to be directed by The Mandalorian creator Jon Favreau, is a go at Lucasfilm and is expected to film later this year.

Favreau, Lucasfilm head Kathleen Kennedy and Lucasfilm chief creative officer Dave Filoni will produce the feature, which the studio said will be the first Star Wars movie to go into production since 2019’s Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. There had been some speculation that a film starring Daisy Ridley would be the first out of the gate, but it appears that project will take longer to hit hyperspace.

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

The Mandalorian launched in November 2019 as the flagship show for Disney+, with the character then known as Baby Yoda becoming a pop culture phenomenon. Pedro Pascal leads the series as Din Djarin, also known as The Mandalorian, a warrior who reluctantly (at first) cares for Grogu. The show’s third season bowed last year, and it has launched a number of spinoffs, including The Book of Boba Fett and Ahsoka, which has a second season in development.

Lucasfilm did not specify a date for the movie, though there is an untitled Star Wars feature set for Dec. 19, 2025.

The development potentially marks a turning of the page for Lucasfilm, which has struggled to articulate a vision for what Star Wars should be on the big screen, developing multiple properties that never make it over the finish line. But last year at Star Wars Celebration in London, the Disney-owned studio revealed plans for three projects that seemed to be moving along, including Ridley’s. Others include a big screen movie to be directed by Filoni, which is also expected to feature characters from the Disney+ show. Then there’s another, set in the distant past, from James Mangold, though that project is the furthest away in terms of becoming a reality.

Tuesday’s news further solidifies Favreau and Filoni as the most important writers and directors in the Star Wars galaxy.

“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,” said Kennedy.

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