Giancarlo Esposito believes the upcoming Mandalorian & Grogu film may launch a brand-new Star Wars trilogy.
After three seasons on Disney+, The Mandalorian will probably be making the leap to the large display screen with The Mandalorian & Grogu. It stays to be seen the place the character will go subsequent, however Giancarlo Esposito believes that the Mandalorian film would be the first of a brand new Star Wars trilogy.
The actor, who performs Moff Gideon within the collection, spoke to followers throughout an look at Dragon Con (through Tradition Slate). “As in the MCU… Disney will figure out how to join all of these characters into one really great movie or TV show. That’s my sense of where it will go,” Esposito mentioned. “Dave Filoni and Jon Favreau have a brand new imaginative and prescient, persevering with on with a Mandalorian film… My sense is that it’s all going to converge at one level or one other and we’re going to have one other set of… [a] trilogy, or extra, of movies.“
The Mandalorian stays probably the most well-liked Star Wars initiatives produced throughout the Disney period of the franchise. That is simply Esposito’s opinion, nevertheless it’s simple to imagine that The Mandalorian (in addition to the opposite exhibits that happen within the post-Return of the Jedi timeline) may take the lead for a brand new trilogy.
The Mandalorian & Grogu is at the moment in manufacturing beneath the course of Jon Favreau. He may also produce alongside Kathleen Kennedy and Dave Filoni. “I have loved telling stories set in the rich world that George Lucas created,” Favreau mentioned. “The prospect of bringing the Mandalorian and his apprentice Grogu to the big screen is extremely exciting.” Kathleen Kennedy added, “Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni have ushered into Star Wars two new and beloved characters, and this new story is a perfect fit for the big screen.” Apart from Pedro Pascal because the titular Mandalorian, Sigourney Weaver is the one different confirmed member of the forged to date.
Along with The Mandalorian film, we’ve additionally obtained Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy’s post-Rise of Skywalker movie about Rey (Daisy Ridley) rebuilding the Jedi Order. Dave Filoni can also be mentioned to be growing a New Republic film, which is able to tie collectively the tales featured in The Mandalorian, Ahsoka, and The E book of Boba Fett.
There may also be a challenge directed by James Mangold (Indiana Jones and the Dial of Future) that takes place 25,000 years earlier than the Skywalker Saga and explores the first Jedi and the invention of the Pressure. “It was something that Jim [Mangold] immediately sparked to, and I think it’s a really nice compliment to what we’re doing with moving into the future with Rey, and then understanding a bit more of where this all came from,” Kennedy defined. “As a result of it is going to be on the coronary heart of making the brand new Jedi Order, so to get an actual sense of the place which may have started with the daybreak of the Jedi may very well be fairly cool.“
The Mandalorian & Grogu will probably be launched in theaters on Might 22, 2026.
