
When Disney+ launched in November 2019, nobody could stop talking about one thing: Baby Yoda, or as he was more properly called, The Child. Even though he didn’t do much but act as an adorable MacGuffin, Baby Yoda was everywhere, from merch to fan art to strange social media accounts of “families” of Grogu dolls.
Now, Baby Yoda, or as we know him now, Grogu, is about to make his theatrical debut in The Mandalorian & Grogu. But despite the bigger stage, Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy has warned that one much-anticipated development — that of Grogu finally speaking — won’t happen in this movie. But could it all be a ruse?