Overview
- Jon Favreau told SFX he "started from scratch" to turn his Mandalorian season 4 scripts into The Mandalorian and Grogu.
- He said those scripts assumed full series knowledge and were setting up Ahsoka season 2 with Grand Admiral Thrawn.
- The film is designed as a standalone, ground-level story that a first-time viewer can follow.
- Favreau kept the mentor–apprentice dynamic, with Grogu learning under Din Djarin.
- The movie opens May 22, and Ahsoka season 2 remains undated as Dave Filoni tackles the larger arc, including the Shadow Council of Imperial holdouts.