The Mandalorian & Grogu (2026) is the lowest-grossing live-action Star Wars film, earning just $345 million worldwide on a reported budget of $165 million. The film, a continuation of the Disney+ series, also received mixed reviews from audiences and critics, suggesting that Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) and Grogu are no longer “the way” for Star Wars. Still, the pair clearly remain popular ...

When the full cast for The Mandalorian & Grogu (2026) was announced, Star Wars fans were disappointed that none of the main actors from the Disney+ series except for Pedro Pascal (Din Djarin) would be returning. After all, The Mandalorian has a large roster of supporting characters, including The Armorer (Emily Swallow), Peli Motto (Amy Sedaris), IG-11 (Taika Waititi), Moff Gideon (Giancarlo Esposito), ...

When the live-action series The Mandalorian launched on Disney+ in 2019, it breathed new life into Star Wars at a time when the franchise was facing backlash following the two enormously divisive sequel trilogy films, The Last Jedi (2017) and The Rise of Skywalker (2019). Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) and Grogu (then referred to by fans as “Baby Yoda”) became ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The unthinkable has officially happened to the world’s most powerful cinematic franchise. For decades, the arrival of a new live-action Star Wars movie in theaters was an untouchable pop culture event—an automatic guarantee of packed premium theaters and shattering box office records. Credit: Lucasfilm But the theatrical landscape of 2026 has delivered a brutal reality check to Lucasfilm. Jon Favreau’s ...

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 ...

Nothing drives internet engagement quite like a perfect flash of spontaneous magic. So, when official Star Wars social channels dropped a video showing The Mandalorian star Pedro Pascal pulling off a jaw-dropping surprise at Disneyland’s Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, it instantly went viral. Credit: starwars.com In the clip, Pascal is shown donning the full Beskar armor, stepping into the cockpit ...

Next week, The Walt Disney Company and Lucasfilm will officially end the historic seven-year run of Star Wars exclusivity on the Disney+ streaming service. For years, The Mandalorian was the show that saved Star Wars. When it debuted on Disney+ in November 2019, it did something that felt almost impossible at the time: it made audiences fall in love with a ...