For months, the question hanging over Star Wars‘ flagship Disney+ series has been whether a fourth season could still happen after The Mandalorian and Grogu (2026) took the story to theaters instead. A Featurette Puts a Closing Date on the Show The video, titled Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu Behind the Scenes, was released on Star Wars‘ official YouTube ...

Star Wars‘ Grogu, known unofficially as “Baby Yoda,” is the most popular franchise mascot in recent memory. As soon as he was introduced in The Mandalorian (2019) on Disney+, he became an overnight pop culture phenomenon, flooding toy stores and taking over every other merchandise line you can think of. In fact, he has been so popular that he now ...

When The Mandalorian (2019) launched on Disney+ in 2019, the franchise’s first-ever live-action series became an instant success and catapulted its two leads, Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) and Grogu (then referred to by fans as “Baby Yoda”), into pop culture stardom practically overnight. As such, they swiftly became one of the most recognizable duos ever in Star Wars. Credit: Lucasfilm ...

Ahsoka Tano is one of the most recognizable characters in Star Wars. Although she debuted in the 2008 theatrical animated film Star Wars: The Clone Wars, it was the long-running TV series of the same name, which launched that same year, that made her a household name among fans. Credit: Lucasfilm Related: ‘Star Wars’ Officially Reveals Ashley Eckstein’s Ahsoka Tano ...

Although several Disney+ Star Wars television series have closely orbited the original trilogy, including The Mandalorian (2019), The Book of Boba Fett (2021), and Ahsoka (2023), all of which take place during the New Republic era, we have yet to see the franchise’s three most iconic characters, Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and Princess Leia, get the screen time they deserve. ...

There’s no denying that the Star Wars franchise is struggling, with the latest film, The Mandalorian & Grogu (2026), underperforming commercially and failing to impress audiences and critics. The Mandalorian & Grogu Directed by Jon Favreau, The Mandalorian & Grogu, which released on May 22, stars Pedro Pascal as the titular bounty hunter and is a continuation of the Disney+ ...

It’s no stretch to say that Star Wars might be in the worst place it’s been in since A New Hope was released in theaters in 1977. Of course, who can forget how The Last Jedi (2017) became the most controversial film in the entire franchise, and how the final film in the sequel trilogy, The Rise of Skywalker (2019), ...

From the galaxy far, far away to Isla Nublar, the era of the legacy sequel has been as turbulent as it has been expensive — and the numbers are finally starting to tell the full story. When Disney acquired Lucasfilm in 2012 for $4 billion, the promise was electrifying: a new Star Wars trilogy, a new generation of heroes, and ...

Marvel Studios may have finally found the actor to lead its next generation of heroes. Credit: Marvel Studios After years of speculation, rumors, and fan campaigns, Pedro Pascal officially stepped into the role of Reed Richards in The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025), introducing Marvel’s First Family to the Marvel Cinematic Universe and helping usher in what could be the ...

The Mandalorian‘s rise and fall is one of the most interesting cases in the current streaming vs. theatrical era of filmmaking. Credit: Lucasfilm There’s a version of The Mandalorian Season 4 that will never exist — one dense with Grand Admiral Thrawn (Lars Mikkelsen), interwoven with the threads of Ahsoka, and built for the millions of Disney+ subscribers who had ...