# The Mandalorian and Grogu

- Author: @gurupanguji
- Date: 2026-05-29
- URL: https://gurupanguji.com/blog/2026/05/29/the-mandalorian-and-grogu/
- Categories: link

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> ***Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu*** (titled ***The Mandalorian and Grogu*** on-screen) is a 2026 American [science fiction film](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_fiction_film "Science fiction film") directed by [Jon Favreau](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Favreau "Jon Favreau"), who co-wrote the film with [Dave Filoni](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Filoni "Dave Filoni") and Noah Kloor.

*Source:* [The Mandalorian and Grogu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mandalorian_and_Grogu)

Rating: 2/5

The _Mandalorian and Grogu_, is a Star Wars movie that really should have been Season 4 of [The Mandalorian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mandalorian). In fact, you can easily tell what were the natural episodic ends - not sharing for the sake of "spoilers." 

The biggest gripe I have with this "movie" is that it lacked something. The Mandalorian was deadpan the whole time (which is his character). Grogu was one dimensional - which is _cute_. _Rotta the Hutt_ was an interesting character but wasn't part of the movie enough to develop an emotional arc. 

So what was the movie about? idk - family? ;-)

If it _had_ released as a Disney+ movie / even better as Season 4, I think it might have even worked. Finally, as someone who has mad respect for Dave Filoni and Jon Favreau, I am surprised by how insignificant this movie was. =( 

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The only good thing that came from this movie - O might be convinced to check out other parts of Star Wars because of how _cute_ he found Grogu. I will take the win.