All Your Questions About The Mandalorian & Grogu, Answered

started 2024 with a big announcement: will be the next franchise entry to hit theaters. On the surface, that’s a very exciting prospect. Two of our favorite characters on the big screen for the first time! But it raises , many of which we have answers. Click through the slideshow to read them all—or, if you have a specific burning question, go straight to it below.

What will be about? What will be about? is, simply, the next chapter in the story of these two characters. When we last saw them, they were living together peacefully on Nevarro and, frankly, the big beats of their story—Grogu’s Jedi training, the defeat of Moff Gideon, the resurrection of Mandalore—had all been covered.

If we had to guess, the film will focus on Grogu learning the ways of the Mandalore, but that’s purely speculation. Who is making ? Who is making ? Jon Favreau will make his feature film directorial debut with the movie, which seems like the best choice as he created the series and has made more than his share of other big movies.

He’s also producing along with Dave Filoni and Kathleen Kennedy, but it’s unclear who specifically wrote this movie. We’d imagine Favreau played a big role as he writes the bulk of the show’s episodes, but it has yet to be officially confirmed. Will there still be a season four of ? Will there still be a season four of ? While this movie certainly will delay the release of a fourth season of , io9 hears that nothing is set in stone about its future.

This movie will come out, other movies and shows will come out, and then Lucasfilm will see how it goes. So maybe the characters return to Disney+ and maybe they don’t. Time will tell. Will Pedro Pascal return as ? Will Pedro Pascal return as ? Production on will begin in 2024—which, one might assume, would make it very difficult for star Pedro Pascal to be a part of this.

After all, he will be shooting season two of for a few months starting in February and is likely to lead a movie soon too, which almost certainly also has to film this year. So no Pedro? Not so fast. Pascal hasn’t been on set and in the suit for for some time. That means Favreau could basically make the entire movie, or at least huge chunks of it, without him, then bring him in to do voiceover work at a later date.

We’d bet anything that, once the movie is released, it’s his name leading the credits. Though, again, this is unconfirmed at the moment. Will other stars of appear in the film? Will other stars of appear in the film? There’s been no official announcement on casting for the film at all but, as with the Pedro Pascal question, one has to assume that any characters needed to tell this story will be played by the actors in question.

Carl Weathers, Emily Swallow, Katee Sackhoff, Amy Sedaris, keep an eye on your phones! Is Dave Filoni’s movie still happening? Is Dave Filoni’s movie still happening? Last year, Lucasfilm made a huge deal about three new movies coming. One starring Daisy Ridley by Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy, one about the origins of the Jedi and the Force by James Mangold, and a mega Disney+ crossover by Dave Filoni.

That last movie is still listed independently in the official press release for , so: yes, a Dave Filoni movie blending and more is still in the works. But now, just coming a little later than first expected. Does this movie change the release of other S movies? Does this movie change the release of other S movies? Lucasfilm says that will “lead Lucasfilm’s ongoing feature development slate,” a strong suggestion that it will be the next movie in theaters.

So, though a release date hasn’t been officially announced yet, if we turn our attention to Disney’s release schedule, there are films scheduled for release on May 22, 2026 and December 18, 2026. Since we all assumed Obaid Chinoy’s Rey movie would be the next film released, the safe—but unconfirmed—bet is that the film announced today just moves that one back.

Maybe gets released in May 2026 and Rey’s New Jedi Order movie hits in December 2026. There’s also a date of December 17, 2027 on the schedule, which could also be the Rey film. What does this movie mean for Disney+ shows like ? What does this movie mean for Disney+ shows like ? With Favreau directing rather than Filoni, and Filoni’s movie coming after this, what will Filoni be doing in the meantime? Again, the official website has the answer: he’s already developing season two.

So it seems like 2024 will bring and , 2025 will bring season two, and then maybe at the end of that year or early the next, will return as well. Because, come May 2026, turns back to the big screen. Why should we care? Why should we care? This is kind of the big one, right? Over the past several years, we’ve seen almost 24 hours of the Mandalorian and Grogu across 24 episodes/chapters of their TV show.

If this is merely Chapter 25, what could happen to warrant us paying $15 to see two hours in the theater, when we can see 24 hours for half that much as part of a monthly Disney+ subscription? We don’t have the answer to that but that will be the big challenge. Have Favreau and Filoni found a story that demands to be made a cinematic event? Or is it just two episodes of the show as one? “This new story is a perfect fit for the big screen,” Kathleen Kennedy says, and it better be..