Star Wars: The Mandalorian And Grogu (12A)
Cast: Sigourney Weaver, Pedro Pascal, Jeremy Allen White, Martin ScorseseGenre: SciFi
Author(s): Jon Favreau, Noah Kloor, Dave Filoni
Director: Jon Favreau
Release Date: 22/05/2026
Running Time: 132mins
Country: US
Year: 2026
Following the fall of the evil Empire, Imperial warlords remain scattered throughout the galaxy and Mandalorian bounty hunter Din Djarin and his young apprentice Grogu continue to hunt down these threats to a fledgling New Republic. Colonel Ward dispatches Din Djarin to meet with the Hutt twins, who are desperate to find their missing nephew, Rotta the Hutt. The Mandalorian accepts the mission but he stumbles into the middle of a bigger and deadlier plot.
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Nostalgia is a powerful drug that triggers dopamine rushes to the brain. Filmmakers peddle it – sometimes shamelessly – by playing a specific song, pointedly reusing a line of dialogue or visual motif. Director Jon Favreau’s feature-length expansion of the Disney+ TV series The Mandalorian engineers a deeply nostalgic mission in a galaxy far, far away to rescue the only living heir of Jabba the Hutt. Swashbuckling action, rough-and-tumble comedy and adorable puppets and animatronics courtesy of Jim Henson’s Creature Shop recapture some of the gung-ho charm of the original trilogy including the thrilling sight of X-wing starfighters flying in formation ahead of a daredevil bombing run…
Star Wars: The Mandalorian And Grogu unfolds a few years after the events of Return Of The Jedi. The Empire has fallen and imperial warlords remain at large. Mandalorian bounty hunter Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) and young apprentice Grogu continue to root out threats to a fledgling New Republic. Colonel Ward (Sigourney Weaver), who served as a pilot for the Rebel Alliance, dispatches Din Djarin to meet with the Hutt twins. Jabba’s cousins are desperate to find their missing nephew, Rotta the Hutt (voiced by Jeremy Allen White), and return him safely to the seat of power on Nal Hutta.
The Mandalorian and Grogu head to the planet of Shakari to track down Lord Janu (Jonny Coyne) and his hench-creature Hogsbreth (Matthew Willig), who are supposedly holding Rotta hostage. Din Djarin relies on information from a talkative food vendor (voiced by Martin Scorsese) to locate the heir to the Hutt throne, who is an unwitting pawn in a bigger conspiracy. The unbreakable bond between mentor and protege is tested as they risk their lives for each other. As Din Djarin wisely notes: “The old protect the young, then the young protect the old. This is the way.”
Star Wars: The Mandalorian And Grogu is a crowd-pleasing caper, which made me deeply nostalgic for the original instalments of George Lucas’s sprawling space saga. Favreau begins with the bang of Din Djarin mounting a bipedal All Terrain Reconnaissance Transport (AT-RT) scout walker to stage a daring assault, at ground level, on three hulking All Terrain Armoured Transport (AT-AT) vehicles. Practical effects and puppetry including a hilarious troupe of tiny Anzellans who chatter in high-pitched tones like Minions are more successful than some of the digital trickery although a close encounter with a giant dragonsnake is exhilarating and Allen White’s heart-tugging vocal performance elevates Rotta.
Surprisingly, he’s a standout character from this rip-roaring escapade. A script co-written by the director, Dave Filoni and Noah Kloor leans in heavily to tried and tested knockabout humour and the cuteness of the eponymous infant. The Force is strong in Grogu and in Favreau’s picture.
– Jo Plamter
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