Bad news, Star Wars fans: The Mandalorian and Grogu movie won’t arrive until 2026
This is the (long game) way
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Disney and Lucasfilm have seemingly confirmed thatThe Mandalorian and Groguwon’t be released in theaters before 2026.
As revealed duringThe Walt Disney Company’s Q1 2024 earnings presentation, the forthcomingStar Warsfilm isn’t expected to fly into theaters for another two years. Indeed, as noted on slide seven, Din Djarin and Baby Yoda’s first big-screen outing is currently pencilled in to arrive sometime from 2026 onwards.
Of course, that release window isn’t set in stone – and, with the movie set to enter full production later this year, it’s possible that it could arrive in 2025 instead. That’ll largely depend, though, on its visual effects-heavy post-production phase, which is sure to take many months to complete once filming wraps.
The Mandalorian and Groguis set to be the first of manynewStar Warsmoviesto debut in cinemas worldwide in the coming years. That means that, if it’s eventually confirmed to launch in 2026, it’ll be seven years since the lastStar Warsfilm –The Rise of Skywalker– force-pushed its way onto the silver screen.
The Mandalorian and Groguwas announced in early January, with thehitStar Warsshow confirmed to be getting a shock movie sequelinstead of another seasonal outing onDisney Plus. It’s unclear what the sci-fi franchise’s next flick means forThe Mandalorianseason 4, which was in development before Lucasfilm pivoted towards a big-screen adventure. There have been contrasting reports about the fourth season’s fate since the movie announcement but, until Disney states otherwise, we’ll assume it’s still on the way.
A Star (Wars)-studded lineup of films and TV show
As mentioned,The Mandalorian and Groguisn’t the only big-screenStar Warscontent we’re getting. A sequel toThe Rise of Skywalker, which will feature Daisy Ridley’s Rey, is expected to be the next film off the Lucasfilm production line. It’ll be joined by a movie from Lucasfilm’s new chief creative officer Dave Filoni, which will bring characters fromThe MandalorianandStar Wars: Ahsokatogether for a prestige ensemble flick that’ll wrap up the Disney Plus series' storylines.
James Mangold (Indiana Jones 5,Logan) is also developing a film that’ll explore the origins of the Force and the infancy of the Jedi, while Taika Waititi (Thor: Love and Thunder) is slowly creating his own flick. Waititi has claimedhisStar Warsmovie will aim to capture the “joy” of the original trilogy.
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On the TV front, there’s plenty to look forward to as well.Star Wars: The Acolyte, which exploreshow the Sith infiltrate the Jedi Order, and theGoonies-inspiredStar Wars: Skeleton Creware set to arrive in 2024. New installments ofThe Bad BatchandYoung Jedi Adventuresare due to arrive sometime this year, too.
Elsewhere,Andorseason 2is also on the way, althoughDisney had bad news forAndorfans in late 2023when it confirmed that the show wouldn’t return this year. Lastly, a second season ofAhsokais in early development, so one of thebest Disney Plus showsof 2023 will hopefully be back in the near future.
The Mandalorian and Grogumay be a way off, but there’ll be lots of fascinating newStar Warsfilms and series to gorge on for the foreseeable future – and, honestly, we can’t wait.
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