Change is within the air for the “Star Wars” franchise. After 14 years of overseeing the I.P., Kathleen Kennedy stepped down as president of Lucasfilm final month, with Dave Filoni and Lynwen Brennan taking on the reins for Disney’s galaxy far, distant. The shakeup additionally coincides with the primary new “Star Wars” movie to hit theaters since “The Rise of Skywalker” got here out to blended reception in 2019. A brand new “Star Wars” film is all the time a monumental popular culture occasion, so it’s becoming that “The Mandalorian and Grogu” debuted it first full trailer throughout Tremendous Bowl LX.
The brand new movie sees Pedro Pascal reprise his eponymous function from the Disney+ sequence, together with his lovely good friend, nicknamed “Child Yoda,” now receiving high billing, too. (Simply consider the merchandising alternatives!) Different forged members embrace Sigourney Weaver, Jonny Coyne, and Jeremy Allen White.
“The Mandalorian and Grogu” is directed by Jon Favreau. It’s his first movie behind the digital camera since 2019’s remake of “The Lion King,” although Favreau has spent a lot of these seven years engaged on “Star Wars” TV tasks. He created each “The Mandalorian” and “The Ebook of Boba Fett,” served as an government producer on “Ahsoka” and “Skeleton Crew,” in addition to co-wrote the brand new movie with Filoni, who additionally serves as an government producer.
It gained’t solely be Disney+ subscribers watching when the favored present continues on the large display. In a shifting leisure trade, “The Mandalorian and Grogu” might be an inflection level for the whole “Star Wars” franchise. With the property torn between crowd-pleasing nostalgia and extra modern fare like “Andor,” this subsequent movie might be an indicator of the route Filoni plans on going longterm.
Disney will launch “The Mandalorian and Grogu” in theaters on Friday, Could 22. Watch the primary trailer, which premiered throughout Tremendous Bowl LX, under.