Overview
- The film, directed by Jon Favreau and starring Pedro Pascal with Sigourney Weaver and Jeremy Allen White, arrives in theaters and IMAX on May 22, and its final trailer is now online.
- The Mandalorian and Grogu made a brief TV cameo at WrestleMania 42 on Saturday to introduce an exclusive look, in clips shared by WWE and Star Wars.
- Favreau said he “had to start from scratch” after season 4 scripts that would have teed up Grand Admiral Thrawn and Ahsoka season 2, positioning the movie as a self-contained big-screen story.
- The marketing push spans a Ludwig Göransson score releasing digitally May 15 with a limited 10-inch vinyl on June 5, plus a new Smugglers Run ride mission at Disneyland and Disney’s Hollywood Studios on May 22.
- Reporting from SFX and CinemaCon points to scenes featuring Rotta the Hutt and gladiatorial combat, hinting at fresh standalone stakes that still nod to the wider Star Wars saga.