Din Djarin and Grogu are leaving the small screen behind. One of Star Wars’ most popular recent hits is heading to theatres, with The Mandalorian and Grogu bringing the franchise’s TV-era energy to the big screen. Set in the post–Empire era, the upcoming film will pick up after the events of The Mandalorian Season 3 and follow the titular pair as the New Republic continues to establish itself across a changing galaxy.
Recently enough, Disney treated us to a first look at the film, featuring alien brawls, AT-AT battles, desert missions and the familiar Din-and-Grogu dynamic at the centre of it all, which, if you ask us, feels less like a spin-off and more like the next chapter of Disney+’s The Mandalorian. So what comes next for Din Djarin and Grogu? Here’s everything we know so far about The Mandalorian and Grogu, including its release date, plot, cast, trailers, and more.
The Mandalorian and Grogu: Release Date
Get ready to revisit a galaxy far, far away as The Mandalorian and Grogu hits theatres on May 22, 2026, ending Star Wars’ five-year absence from the big screen.
The Mandalorian and Grogu: Cast
The cast for The Mandalorian and Grogu brings back several familiar faces while introducing a handful of new additions. The Last of Us star Pedro Pascal returns as Din Djarin, once again stepping into the armour as the Mandalorian and Grogu’s adoptive father.
Leading the new additions is Sigourney Weaver, who joins the film as Colonel Ward, a senior New Republic figure. Another high-profile addition is Jeremy Allen White, lending his voice to Rotta the Hutt, Jabba the Hutt’s son, first introduced in 2008’s Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated film.
Apart from that, only a small number of returning cast members have been confirmed so far. Jonny Coyne is set to reprise his role as an Imperial warlord from The Mandalorian Season 3, while Steve Blum returns as Garazeb “Zeb” Orrelios. With the film’s release still some way off, much of the supporting cast remains under wraps and chances are additional casting details will be revealed closer to the film’s release.
For now, here’s the current expected cast for The Mandalorian and Grogu:
- Pedro Pascal as Din Djarin (The Mandalorian)
- Grogu as himself
- Sigourney Weaver as Colonel Ward
- Steve Blum as Garazeb “Zeb” Orrelios
- Jeremy Allen White as Rotta the Hutt
- Jonny Coyne as Imperial Warlord
What Will The Mandalorian and Grogu Movie Be About?
Much like The Mandalorian series itself, the upcoming The Mandalorian and Grogu movie is being directed by creator Jon Favreau, who also co-wrote the script with Lucasfilm Chief Creative Officer Dave Filoni. The film will pick up after the events of The Mandalorian Season 3 (which itself takes place during the New Republic era, roughly five years after Return of the Jedi) and drop us back into the uneasy post-Empire period, where the Empire may be officially gone, but its warlords are still very much in play as the New Republic struggles to keep order.
The New Republic is still struggling to stabilize the galaxy and has turned to Din and Grogu for a new mission that puts them back in the path of lingering Imperial threats. As per The Mandalorian and Grogu official synopsis, “The evil Empire has fallen, and Imperial warlords remain scattered throughout the galaxy. As the fledgling New Republic works to protect everything the Rebellion fought for, they have enlisted the help of legendary Mandalorian bounty hunter Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) and his young apprentice Grogu.”
Put simply, this means that Pascal’s Din will continue working for the New Republic, taking on missions to hunt down Imperial Remnant leaders. Grogu is now formally his apprentice and the two will be working as a team. Their latest assignment will pit them against the surviving Imperial forces, including AT-AT walkers, dangerous alien creatures, and Jeremy Allen White’s Rotta the Hutt, the son of Jabba the Hutt.
Sigourney Weaver, who’s playing Colonel Ward, has described The Mandalorian and Grogu as less politically charged than Andor, with a more direct, adventure-oriented tone. “It (Andor) won’t be as good as The Mandalorian (& Grogu), just letting you know,” Weaver told Collider, before adding that “it’s a different world.”
Moreover, during a conversation with Graham Norton, Jeremy Allen White confirmed that Rotta and Din would spend much of the movie working together, which will be a big shift from the character’s brief animated appearance in The Clone Wars film. “It’s kind of like him and the Mandalorian running around for a lot of the movie together,” the actor said on the Graham Norton Show. When Norton asked if Rotta could really run, White clarified, “Rotta can move, yeah, quickly.”
Beyond this, Lucasfilm is keeping many of the finer plot details under wraps. As you might remember, The Mandalorian Season 3 ended with Moff Gideon’s defeat and Bo-Katan Kryze reclaiming Mandalore. Din’s agreement to hunt down Imperial warlords will place him directly within that larger conflict; however, we’ll have to wait to see how it all plays out.
Is There A Trailer for The Mandalorian and Grogu Movie?
Yes, there’s a trailer for The Mandalorian and Grogu, which debuted back in September, featuring a familiar mix of quiet character beats and large-scale spectacle as Pedro Pascal’s Din Djarin and Grogu step beyond the Disney+ series.
It opens with Din’s ship cruising along a coastline before cutting to Din and Grogu carrying out reconnaissance in the desert. We see Grogu peering through a single-lens pair of binoculars, with Din watching from nearby. The trailer then introduces Sigourney Weaver’s New Republic officer, a glimpse of an alien cage fight and AT-AT walkers moving across a snowy battlefield before being taken down.
Are There Any Other Films Like The Mandalorian and Grogu?
While you count the days for The Mandalorian and Grogu, Firefly is an easy recommendation. Like The Mandalorian series, it’s a space western built around episodic missions, with a similar pace and a lived-in, frontier feel.
Within Star Wars, The Book of Boba Fett is the most natural follow-up. However, if you want something more self-contained, Andor takes a radically different approach, focusing on the political and human cost of life under Imperial rule. And, of course, there’s the original Star Wars trilogy. Set just a few years before The Mandalorian, A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi still hold up and serve as the immediate precursor to the era Din and Grogu are now operating in.
