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Jon Favreau to Headline CinemaCon’s Creative Community Luncheon

The appearance signals Disney’s push to rally theater owners for The Mandalorian & Grogu’s May 22 release.

Overview

  • Jon Favreau, director of The Mandalorian & Grogu, will lead the Creative Community Luncheon on CinemaCon’s final afternoon, with Disney’s presentation following later that day.
  • Atom Tickets and D-BOX Technologies will sponsor the event, pairing a digital ticketing platform with a motion-seating company used in premium theaters.
  • Disney and Lucasfilm shared an official synopsis that has the New Republic enlisting Din Djarin and Grogu to help protect what the Rebellion won.
  • The first-look rollout teases a new Razor Crest for the duo as part of the film’s marketing ahead of its May 22 theatrical opening.
  • CinemaCon at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas is the annual convention for theater owners where studios preview slates and spotlight talent through marquee sessions like this luncheon.