'The Mandalorian & Grogu': Release Date, Plot Details & Fans’ Biggest Complaint
The Mandalorian’s latest season garnered lots of “meh” reactions from fans, and it seems like the upcoming movie might not be able to fix it after all.
Pedro Pascal may be conquering the big screens as Reed Richards in The Fantastic Four: First Steps right now, but it’s not his only sci-fi franchise.
The actor is set to reprise his role of Din Djarin aka The Mandalorian in Disney’s upcoming movie The Mandalorian & Grogu, which is also a continuation of Star Wars’ hit Western series The Mandalorian.
The latter wrapped after the third season back in 2023 and was let go with not-so-good reviews from Star Wars’ diehard fans, and there’s a reason why they think the future movie will follow suit.
‘The Mandalorian & Grogu’ Will Focus on Titular Characters’ Journey, Pedro Pascal’s Double Says
As the movie is about to pick the story up right where the show’s third season left it, The Mandalorian & Grogu is apparently going back to its roots, following the characters’ adventures as they embark on missions for the New Republic.
“I think we go to the storytelling originally that we loved with Mando. We're with the kid and Mando quite a bit, and their journey is forefront”, Brendan Wayne, who acts as a double for Din Djarin in the movie and previously in the show, revealed in an interview with Rebel Force Radio.
The Mandalorian & Grogu is now scheduled for a release worldwide on May 22, 2026.
‘Star Wars’ Fans Are Pissed by Grogu’s Hectic Storyline
Even though the movie will continue exploring the relationships of the beloved father/son duo, things would have been easier for fans to understand hadn’t Disney decided to send Grogu away from Din in The Mandalorian season 2.
There, the creature opts for Jedi training with Luke Skywalker and leaves Din, but eventually changes his mind and returns in season 3, possibly realizing that the bond they’ve built so far was way more meaningful.
This wasn’t something Star Wars fans were happy about, even if the outcome was Grogu having a sweet reunion with his sort of dad.
“I strongly believe that Grogu should have stayed with Luke Skywalker. The Book of Boba Fett and Mandalorian Season 3 has ruined the emotional impact the S2 finale “The Rescue” had. The Mandalorian should have moved on from Grogu, but Kathleen Kennedy wanted to sell more merch, and now here we are”, Redditor Kryptonian1991 complained in a thread.
“No excitement whatsoever. Season 3 broke The Mandalorian and I don't see any way to fix it. Disney, this is what you wanted and now you have it, you killed a Billion dollar franchise”, Oldmangamer00 said about the upcoming movie in another thread.
