The Mandalorian and Grogu Brings Baby Yoda to Theaters in 2-Hour Franchise Extension
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Updated · The New York Times · May 21
The Mandalorian and Grogu Brings Baby Yoda to Theaters in 2-Hour Franchise Extension
10 articles · Updated · The New York Times · May 21
Jon Favreau’s 2-hour-12-minute film shifts "The Mandalorian" from TV to theaters, with Grogu’s big-screen presence emerging as the review’s clearest draw.
Pedro Pascal’s Din Djarin remains helmeted throughout, leaving the movie to lean on Baby Yoda’s visible charm to offset the franchise’s polished, rule-heavy spectacle.
The plot sends Mando on a New Republic mission from Colonel Ward, played by Sigourney Weaver, to find an Imperial holdout through dealings with the Hutt Twins.
That quest expands into a rescue of Rotta — voiced by Jeremy Allen White — after the Hutt nephew is forced into gladiatorial combat on a distant planet.
Can a gladiator Hutt and a helmeted hero justify Star Wars' return to theaters?
With a low $80M projection, is this film Star Wars' last hope for theatrical dominance?