Get a look at how a Star War is put together in a short doco that takes us into the production of The Mandalorian And Grogu.
I love a good peek behind the scenes on a movie. This new promo piece ain’t that, sadly – it’s a real puff piece that talks a bit about all the techniques and disciplines director Jon Favreau and the gang brought to bear on the newest Star Wars flick, without really showing us much of them. However, glass of blue milk half full, we do see a fair whack of the end result, so if you want to check out some of the aliens, creatures, droids and whatnot we’re getting next month, scroll on down.
Star Wars: The Mandalorian And Grogu BTS Featurette
What’s the plot?
Nothing really new here, but for the record:
The evil Empire has fallen, and Imperial warlords remain scattered throughout the galaxy. As the fledgling New Republic works to protect everything the Rebellion fought for, they have enlisted the help of legendary Mandalorian bounty hunter Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) and his young apprentice Grogu. Directed by Jon Favreau, Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu also stars Sigourney Weaver and is produced by Jon Favreau, Kathleen Kennedy, Dave Filoni, and Ian Bryce, with music composed by Ludwig Göransson.
It is kind of weird that this thing is coming out next month and this is all the story detail that we’ve gotten so far. I know, I know, they’re banking on the power of the Star Wars brand in general and The Mandalorian series in particular to put bums on seats, but you’d think they’d have given us something by now.
Who’s in it?
- Pedro Pascal as Din Djarin, AKA The Mandalorian: veteran bounty hunter and single father.
- Sigourney Weaver as Colonel Ward, leader of the New Republic’s Adelphi Rangers and former Rebel Alliance pilot.
- Jeremy Allen White as Rotta the Hutt, Jabba the Hutt’s son and apparently ripped AF.
- Jonny Coyne as an Imperial Warlord, leader of a contingent of Imperial hold outs.
- Steve Blum as Garazeb “Zeb” Orrelios: A Lasat captain in the New Republic who originally cropped up in the animated series, Star Wars: Rebels.
Plus, Mando co-writer Dave Filoni is back as New Republic X-wing pilot Trapper Wolf from The Mandalorian, and Martin Scorsese makes a cameo appearance as the voice of a shopkeeper.
When’s it out?
Star Wars: The Mandalorian And Grogu is in cinemas from May 21, 2026.
What’s the vibe?
I’m in – my bar for satisfaction is pretty low on these things, so I’ll have a good time, and you probably know your odds of enjoying yourself, too. But I wanted to give you a good Star Wars behind the scenes doco, so here, take a look at the superb 1980 BTS film SP FX: Special Effects – The Empire Strikes Back, which I first saw on VHS on the year of release or pretty darn close to it.
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