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Lucasfilm Repackages The Mandalorian With LEGO Retelling and Disney+ Return for the Film

The studio is shifting the property back toward streaming-led retellings after the film posted a softer-than-expected box office.

Image via Francois Duhamel / ©Disney+/Lucasfilm / Courtesy Everett Collection
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Overview

  • Lucasfilm and The LEGO Group confirmed LEGO Star Wars: The Mandalorian, a comedic animated retelling of seasons 1–3 that will stream on Disney+.
  • Disney announced that The Mandalorian and Grogu (2026) will arrive on Disney+ on September 2, 2026, the same day the LEGO special debuts.
  • The LEGO cast list includes many returning performers but replaces several key voices, with Gavin Hammon as Din Djarin and Carl Lumbly voicing Greef Karga following Carl Weathers’ death.
  • Notably absent from the LEGO special is Cara Dune, the character played by Gina Carano, reflecting Lucasfilm’s long‑standing exclusion of that role from new projects.
  • The moves follow Lucasfilm’s decision to fold material developed for a planned Season 4 into the 2026 film and come after the movie grossed roughly $340–345 million worldwide on a reported $165 million budget, prompting a strategic reassessment of theatrical plans.