Anakin Skywalker, the formidable Jedi-turned-Sith, is widely associated with Hayden Christensen, who first played the ill-fated character in George Lucas’ Star Wars: Episode II — Attack of the Clones (2002) and Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith (2005). Credit: Lucasfilm Hayden Christensen’s Return as Anakin Skywalker Most recently, the actor reprised his role as Anakin in the ...

When The Mandalorian launched in 2019, it seemed that live-action Star Wars television was the future of the franchise, especially given how divisive the sequel trilogy’s The Last Jedi (2017) and The Rise of Skywalker (2019) had been. But subsequent Disney+ projects proved otherwise. Credit: Lucasfilm The Decline of Disney+ Star Wars Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022), Ahsoka (2023), and The Acolyte ...

Lucasfilm has unveiled a new version of The Mandalorian and Grogu (2026) while the film remains in theaters, offering audiences an alternative way to experience the franchise’s long-awaited return to the big screen. Credit: Lucasfilm The move comes just weeks after the movie’s May 2026 debut, which marked the first theatrical Star Wars release since 2019’s Star Wars: Episode IX – ...

Since Disney acquired Lucasfilm in 2012, Star Wars has been best known for the sequel trilogy films The Force Awakens (2015), The Last Jedi (2017), and The Rise of Skywalker (2019). But since Disney+ launched in 2019, the Mando-Verse has made up a huge part of the brand. Credit: Lucasfilm The Mando-Verse Represents a Huge Part of Disney Star Wars ...

Ever since Disney acquired Lucasfilm in 2012, the company has relied heavily on George Lucas’ Star Wars. Now, it’s finally about to enter a new era. At first glance, it might not seem like Disney has relied that much on the George Lucas era, given that post-2012 Star Wars is anchored by the sequel trilogy, whose first film, The Force ...

Lucasfilm is facing renewed questions about the Star Wars franchise’s direction after another steep drop for The Mandalorian and Grogu at the domestic box office. The film arrived with a level of importance few recent Star Wars projects have carried. It was the franchise’s first theatrical release since 2019 and represented Lucasfilm’s most direct attempt yet to bridge the gap between ...

The galaxy’s most famous duo isn’t going anywhere. For much of the past decade, Star Wars has struggled to produce a character as instantly popular as Grogu. The small Force-sensitive foundling quickly became the face of a new era for Lucasfilm after debuting in The Mandalorian in 2019. Alongside Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal), Grogu helped transform Disney+ into a destination ...

The theatrical return of Star Wars has hit significant turbulence, and Lucasfilm is already course-correcting as The Mandalorian and Grogu (2026) struggles to hold its ground at the box office. The movie opened May 22, 2026, carrying enormous weight as the franchise’s first major cinematic release since Star Wars: Episode IX — The Rise of Skywalker (2019). For nearly seven ...

One of the most iconic Star Wars duos has finally been given the big-screen treatment. The Mandalorian & Grogu was released in theaters worldwide on May 22, marking the first time a Star Wars television series has been adapted into a feature-length movie. Its journey to theaters wasn’t smooth-sailing, though. Not only is the filmadapted from a series whose last ...

Just days after it was released, The Mandalorian and Grogu (2026) has been replaced, surely leaving Lucasfilm questioning the future of the Star Wars franchise. For most of the last seven years, the future of Star Wars was a television set. When Disney+ launched in November 2019, The Mandalorian didn’t just introduce Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) and Grogu to the ...