It's been six long years since a "Star Wars" movie lit up theater screens, not counting this past summer's "Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith" rerelease to salute its 20th anniversary, so it's high time fans were given a proper space fantasy from the empire that George Lucas built.
Director Jon Favreau's "The Mandalorian and Grogu" aims to be that cinematic salvation, and it arrives in theaters on May 22, 2026, carrying with it a "new hope" for the ailing franchise. But is it enough?
"The Mandalorian" TV series lasted for three seasons on Disney+, plus an adjacent miniseries, "The Book of Boba Fett", which was effectively season 2.5. The spinoff movie was initially revealed at Star Wars Celebration in Tokyo, Japan, back in April. Now the first full trailer has launched, and while it's jam-p