Giancarlo Esposito believes the upcoming Mandalorian & Grogu film may launch a brand-new Star Wars trilogy.
After three seasons on Disney+, The Mandalorian will likely be making the leap to the large display 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 within the MCU… Disney will determine tips on how to be part of all of those characters into one actually nice film or TV present. That’s my sense of the place it’ll 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 some of the well-liked Star Wars tasks produced in the course of 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 presently in manufacturing underneath the route of Jon Favreau. He may even produce alongside Kathleen Kennedy and Dave Filoni. “I’ve liked telling tales set within the wealthy world that George Lucas created,” Favreau mentioned. “The prospect of bringing the Mandalorian and his apprentice Grogu to the large display is extraordinarily thrilling.” Kathleen Kennedy added, “Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni have ushered into Star Wars two new and beloved characters, and this new story is an ideal match for the large display.” Except for Pedro Pascal because the titular Mandalorian, Sigourney Weaver is the one different confirmed member of the forged to this point.
Along with The Mandalorian film, we’ve additionally bought Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy’s post-Rise of Skywalker movie about Rey (Daisy Ridley) rebuilding the Jedi Order. Dave Filoni can be mentioned to be growing a New Republic film, which is able to tie collectively the tales featured in The Mandalorian, Ahsoka, and The Guide of Boba Fett.
There may even be a undertaking 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 primary Jedi and the invention of the Pressure. “It was one thing that Jim [Mangold] instantly sparked to, and I believe it’s a very nice praise to what we’re doing with transferring into the long run with Rey, after which understanding a bit extra of the place this all got here from,” Kennedy defined. “As a result of it will likely 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 could possibly be fairly cool.“
The Mandalorian & Grogu will likely be launched in theaters on Could 22, 2026.
