It’s been almost seven years since star wars was in movie theaters, but it wasn’t for a lack of trying from Lucasfilm. all that period it was packed with project announcement after project announcement, each one hoping to be he film that would herald the return of the galaxy far, far away to the box office. In fact, it was almost a surprise when we learned that the film most likely to achieve this would be come out of nowhere and become The Mandalorian and Grogu—still feels a surprise by its director.
But that doesn’t mean I don’t have some an idea as to why it might have happened.
“I’m not sure exactly why they asked us to do this,” Jon Favreau said recently. GamesRadar about why The Mandalorian and Grogu became that improbable film. As expected, he “and Grog” part of the title of that movie is what he found as the reason.
“I suspect it was because these are characters that people, even those who hadn’t seen, star warshe may be aware, especially Grogu. “Baby Yoda was everywhere,” Favreau continued. “And these are two characters that were used to launch Disney+, and when the Mandalorian TV show came out we didn’t assume anyone had seen any.” star wars before. But we also wanted it to look authentic star wars, And so, the world we created as a backdrop and the way the characters are presented were adopted by star wars fans, which I really appreciate. But it was also a breakthrough for people who may have never seen star wars on television, and here we are now, seven years after the last movie. I think there is an opportunity to present star wars to a new audience using these characters as well.”
Favreau is right, about the fact that Baby Yoda was everywhere, but it’s also hard to deny that some of the shine The Mandalorian once has disappeared in the few years that have passed since the show aired (especially after the more divisive season three muddied the waters of Mandalore even more, so to speak). What was once part of the charm of the show that Favreau brings up: that the series was isolated enough that unfamiliar audiences could be absorbed and that people were willing to trust that a live-action film star wars The TV show might work first. almost gone At this point, as the series became more and more involved in star wars ephemeral and guest characters.
The Baby Yoda boom could have been a reason to try to make a movie, but if The Mandalorian and Grogu can attract that audience, and newcomers, to the big screen remains to be seen. It won’t be long before we find out, either way. The Mandalorian and Grogu hits theaters next week on May 22.
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