Child Yoda followers rejoice: The primary trailer for “The Mandalorian and Grogu” is lastly right here.
Walt Disney Studios launched a brand new teaser for its upcoming “Star Wars” movie on Monday, providing a primary take a look at the Mandalorian Din Djarin and his cost Grogu’s subsequent journey. The film is a spin-off of TV’s “The Mandalorian” and picks up after the occasions within the Disney+ collection’ third season, which aired in 2023.
The trailer contains loads of footage of the fan-favorite Drive-wielding toddler being his normal cute self as he flips switches on a spaceship, eats snacks and hangs out with Anzellans — the diminutive alien species who are sometimes droidsmiths. It additionally exhibits Mando (potrayed by Pedro Pascal) and Grogu blowing up an AT-AT, taking in an occasion at a Hutt area and assembly up with Sigourney Weaver’s character, a New Republic colonel named Ward. Ward appears unimpressed with Grogu’s makes an attempt to assist himself to her bar snacks.
The trailer was launched amid the heightened scrutiny of Disney after its suspension of late-night host Jimmy Kimmel. Final week, the corporate’s broadcast community ABC introduced it was dropping “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” indefinitely following remarks the host made within the aftermath of right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk’s killing that drew the ire of Federal Communications Fee Chairman Brendan Carr in addition to affiliate-station homeowners Nexstar Media Group and Sinclair Broadcast Group. In keeping with the Hollywood Reporter, “The Mandalorian and Grogu” teaser launch had been deliberate for final week.
Among the many backlash to ABC’s resolution had been requires a boycott and to cancel subscriptions to Disney-owned companies reminiscent of Hulu and Disney+. So it’s no shock that folk on-line — together with these within the feedback part on the trailer’s YouTube video — had known as out the brand new trailer as a distraction from Disney’s present troubles. The corporate has since introduced “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” will return Tuesday.
Directed by “The Mandalorian” creator Jon Favreau, “Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu” would be the first film set within the galaxy far, far-off to hit theaters since “Star Wars: Episode IX — The Rise of Skywalker” in 2019. The brand new film is slated for a Could 22 launch.
