Discussion The Mandalorian and Grogu - Releasing May 22, 2026

Somehow Meebur Gascon returned

 

Is that you, Ken Napzok he talks about wanting Meeebur Gascon back in a gritty Star Wars like Andor to take the silly side to the serious

 

Ken’s gonna have a real hard time if this film or Filoni’s introduces anymore EU characters and or elements.

 

He is no EU fan but he appreciate it now even though he jokes about it

 

I like the guy, but I love that he’s had to eat crow over the last year or so when it comes to the EU in modern SW.

And on that note, I hope Pellaeon is in this movie.

 

If true, this plot is about what I expected, and I have no problems with it. I fully expected this movie to be a return to what made the first couple of seasons great: a space Western about a Mandalorian bounty hunter going off on relatively low stakes missions. You could take this premise and turn it into a fantastic movie. It's all about the execution.

What matters for me is character. The Mandalorian and Grogu are a very marketable pair, but that shouldn't hold them back from character progression. Grogu eventually needs to grow up, even if that means he stops being "baby Yoda". Din Djarin needs to come to terms with the fact that he was raised by a cult, even if that means he stops wearing his helmet all the time and saying "This is the way.™" S3 spun its wheels on this, so I hope the movie gets us back on track. Fortunately, there's nothing in the leaks that says it won't.

 

Yeah, a movie doesn’t have to be about the imminent destruction of the universe in order to be good.

 

No but a tv movie shoundt be the big return after 8 years. And thats what most of the franchise been, about big epic wars.

 

I feel like you're dropping some very sly hints about the movie. I'm getting the impression the simple plot involves Mando and Grogu (an alien), as they make their way through the galaxy, stealing speeder bikes (bicycle thieves), which feature repulsorlifts that counter the effects of gravity.
Two more ingredients I would be inclined to add.... a dash of Repo Man and a pinch of Kiss Me Deadly (white pepper and black pepper).

 

You got me! I am John Filoni. Also known as Dave Favreau.

 

For now i just gather its a fun popcorn flick like Solo.

 

I'd watch that.

 

Makes sense. Because the new Lucasfilm model is to follow the example set by Solo.

Wait…

 

Small scale little adventure like Solo thats not doing anything big and can watch while cleaning the house

 

Good because it's easily their most most enjoyable movie in the modern slate

 

Debatable, and will be a very safe movie.

 

There is nothing wrong with a safe movie. If you want this to be the big return to theaters movie thats gives you all those star wars nostalgic thrills that bring Star Wars back to where it belongs!... I dunno if it will be this film. But it could still be a good safe movie.

 

Its just little boring when we have full three seasons and our first movie is back to him

 

well, if you go back to the initial premise of The Mandalorian, it could also be described as safe or even boring, and it turned out pretty great

also having another 'death star' or 'starkiller' or whatever planet wide destroying event could in itself be considered safe, it's been done before and it worked let's do it again

at this point it's a risk to do a smaller scale event

 

That's a good point. If given the choice between "Din and Grogu escort Frog Lady on another mission to deliver her eggs" OR "Rebel Alliance / Resistance / ____ fighters must destroy a planet destroying superweapon before it destroys them" story, I guess I would choose Mando and Grogu. But barely.

 

I still choose the big epic war event over dumb little adventure

 

Well then you are lost!