"The Mandalorian and Grogu" director Jon Favreau: "'Star Wars' has always been about families coming together"

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May 17, 2026 / 10:10 AM EDT

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In Hollywood, you never know who you might run into. In a warehouse filled with "Star Wars" props and puppets, standing at the door of an Anzellan ship, was one of the stars of "The Mandalorian and Grogu": Grogu himself (Baby Yoda to some), green, wrinkly, and undeniably cute."The cute stuff in 'Star Wars' tends to be a little weird-looking," said director Jon Favreau. "It's not like 'Disney cute,' it's 'Star Wars cute.' And so, he's got weird little hairs and sharp little teeth in there and wrinkly skin, and claws!"As Favreau showed us, that's by design: "There's an analog, handmade feel to a lot of the characters and a lot of the costumes and a lot of the puppets from 'Star Wars,'" he said.