While the final trailer for The Mandalorian and Grogu contains a lot of the same footage we’ve seen, or at least similar scenes from different points, it’s still better than the initial teaser. It’s promising a rollicking good time at the theaters, with the same vague hints at the Mandalorian’s new groove in helping out the New Republic hunt down some Imperial Remnant warlords. While I’m still excited for the film, I don’t imagine this trailer will change anyone’s minds, and that’s okay. But it did give me pause. A realization that, outside of the 90/00’s Legends love for the New Republic era, we’ve not really had much time with the organization, and I feel like getting more stories with it could’ve helped make this feel more important, for the lack of a better term. Yet maybe that’s what The Mandalorian and Grogu is set to do, give us our first big taste of the much larger post-Return of the Jedi story Lucasfilm has planned, something Director Jon Favreau teased in his chat with Adam Savage’s Tested set visit. Ahsoka season 2 is likely later this year still…

Plenty of press, influencers, and fellow Star Wars fan sites and podcasts got to visit the set as well, and look no further than Star Wars Explained’s deep-dive to see all the goodies, which includes a TON of film and TV show props (Kh’ymm from Skeleton Crew!!) that are usually a must-see at Star Wars Celebration. Also, those same people saw the first 18 minutes or so, which sounds like it’s basically the AT-ATs in the snow sequence and some of the Colonel Ward talking to Din Djarin and Grogu that we’ve seen in the trailers. The Mandalorian and Grogu is almost a month away, with tickets now live to buy, novelty popcorn buckets to decide on, and even the promise of the soundtrack releasing early (what’s the “Qui-Gon’s Noble End” track listing going to be? “Din Djarin Dims”?), while our review should be out shortly after May 21!

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First there was the pseudo-beer commercial at the Super Bowl. Then there was all the merchandising reveals. And now, our first big trailer for The Mandalorian and Grogu! The first teaser didn’t quite land for me, but it also hit at a bitter time given Disney’s choices with Jimmy Kimmel. Yet this new trailer is ticking all the right boxes by teasing some of the film’s plot, lots of fun action and weird creatures, and a helluva lot more of Pedro Pascal’s face, to the point I’m damn glad I didn’t make bets with some friends over how much we’d see him with his helmet off. Let’s discuss it a little more below, but just know, I was going to be sat ANYWAYS for The Mandalorian and Grogu on May 22, this just helped make that trip all the more exciting. Continue reading “The Mandalorian and Grogu Trailer Teases Plot, Thrills, Pedro’s Face” →

Did you somehow miss that Disney felt it was okay to attack our rights to Free Speech, just because the current fascist government running America and the conservative companies running local networks asked loudly and angrily enough? Well, it seems they are both hoping you did miss it or at least will totally forget (sorry, marketing team), as they unveiled the first public trailer for May 2026’s The Mandalorian and Grogu in what can only feel like an attempt at a distraction from the fact they still haven’t reinstated Jimmy Kimmel or decided to double down on their fascist concessions. UPDATE: Hours later, they announced the return of Jimmy Kimmel, so the boycotts really do work, folks!! Whether they did it for the greater good or maybe because they’re hiking prices again, who will ever say? UPDATE END Check out the full pulpy poster, and my brief thoughts, below. Continue reading “First The Mandalorian and Grogu Trailer, Poster Arrives” →