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Summary
Jon Favreau’s co-writer forThe Mandalorian and Groguhas been confirmed. Slated for a 2026 debut,The Mandalorian and Grogu, which is directed by Favreau, will be the nextStar Warsfilm to be released in theaters, and the first sinceThe Rise of Skywalkerin 2019.The Mandalorian and Grogu’s storywill continue the adventures of Din Djarin and Grogu afterThe Mandalorianseason 3 ending, which saw the fan-favorite duo beginning to work with Carson Teva and the New Republic to hunt down what remains of the Imperial Remnant after Moff Gideon’s defeat.
According toThe Hollywood Reporter,Dave Filoni will be co-writingThe Mandalorian and Groguin addition to serving as one of the film’s executive producers. Filoni is now Lucasfilm’s chief creative officer, but first worked on the franchise with George Lucas onThe Clone Warsanimated series. He has worked at the forefront of many other Lucasfilm projects, includingStar Wars Rebels,The Mandalorian,The Book of Boba Fett,Ahsoka,Tales of the Jedi, andTales of the Empire.
Filoni & Favreau Have Long Since Been A Star Wars Team
They Are The Architects Of The Mandoverse
The Mandalorian and Grogucontinues the tradition of Filoni and Favreau working closely together as they have done on many Lucasfilm projects. They first met when Filoni was working onThe Clone Warsseason 1 and Favreau was working onIron Man.Their firstStar Warsproject together wasThe Clone Warswhen Favreau voiced Death Watch’sDarksaber-wieldingleader Pre Vizsla in several episodes.Their first close partnership wasThe Mandalorian, where they worked together to createStar Wars' first live-action series, which became a worldwide phenomenon.
As the architects of what has been dubbed the Mandoverse, it is only fitting that Filoni is once again closely partnering with Favreau onThe Mandalorian and Groguas the post-Return of the Jedistory continues to further expand.
AsThe Mandalorian’s narrative branched out into multiple spinoff series,Favreau and Filon teamed up again onThe Book of Boba Fett, this time alongside Robert Rodriguez, who directedThe Mandalorianseason 2 episode “The Tragedy” that focused heavily on Fett’s return. Filoni took the reins on the next spinoff,Ahsoka, where he served as the showrunner and wrote the scripts for all eight episodes, but Favreau was still involved as an executive producer. They are both executive producers on theupcomingSkeleton Crewas well.
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As the architects of what has been dubbed the Mandoverse, it is only fitting that Filoni is once again closely partnering with Favreau onThe Mandalorian and Groguas the post-Return of the Jedistory continues to further expand. Filoni is also directing his own upcoming film set in this era, and Favreau will likely be intimately involved with that project. Together,Filoni and Favreau continue to create some ofStar Wars' most exciting new stories.
The Mandalorian and Grogu
Cast
The Mandalorian and Grogu is a Star Wars movie directed by Jon Favreau that continues Disney+’s immensely popular TV Show, The Mandalorian.
