Director Jon Favreau knew there was a responsibility in being the director who would bring “Star Wars” back to movie theaters after seven years.
Favreau told Variety, “People care a lot about ‘Star Wars’. ‘Star Wars’ has been around for 49 years; it’s about to be the 50th anniversary, and it’s been around because people care, and people feel emotionally connected to it.”
“Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu” takes place after the events of both “The Mandalorian” season 3 and “Ahsoka” season 1. The Mandalorian, known as Din Djarin (voiced by Pedro Pascal, with much of the physical performance done by Lateef Crowder and Brendan Wayne), and his sidekick Grogu are now working as bounty hunters for the fledgling New Republic.
Favreau, who co-wrote the screenplay with Dave Filioni, doesn’t waste any time before dropping audiences right in the action. The film opens with Din Djarin and Grogu on an AT-RT (All Terrain Recon Transport) as they mount an attack on another of The Mandalorian’s unnamed Imperial Warlords. When the villain takes refuge inside the AT-AT, a chase ensues with Din Jarin boarding the AT-AT and attempting to capture said villain.
It was also one of the biggest sequences to pull off.
