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Total Film
Total Film
Entertainment
Molly Edwards

Jon Favreau isn't "exactly" sure why he was asked for The Mandalorian and Grogu to be the first Star Wars movie in 7 years, but he thinks there's an "opportunity" to bring in a "new audience"

Pedro Pascal's Din Djarin and Baby Yoda in the snow in The Mandalorian and Grogu .

2019's The Rise of Skywalker might feel like a lifetime ago, but the seven year Star Wars theatrical drought is finally coming to an end with this summer's The Mandalorian and Grogu.

When we sat down with director Jon Favreau in London, we asked him why Mando and his tiny green charge Grogu were the right characters to bring the saga back to the big screen – quite the full circle move, considering they helped launch Disney Plus back in 2019.

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