The Mandalorian And Grogu: First Clip Features The Return Of A Star Wars Rebels Favorite

The Mandalorian And Grogu: First Clip Features The Return Of A Star Wars Rebels Favorite

With exactly one month to go until the release of The Mandalorian and Grogu, Lucasfilm has shared the first full clip from the first Star Wars movie since The Rise of Skywalker...

By MarkCassidy - Apr 22, 2026 06:04 PM EST
Filed Under: The Boys
Source: Via SFF Gazette.com

We're now exactly one month away from the release of The Mandalorian and Grogu, and the first full clip from the movie has landed online after debuting during director Jon Favreau's recent appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live.

The sequence finds Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) and Star Wars Rebels' Garazeb “Zeb” Orrelios (Steve Blum) transporting an Imperial Remnant prisoner (John Coyne) to the Razor Crest while being pursued by Imperial Stormtroopers.

Mando contacts Grogu and tells him to push one of the buttons he previously told him never to touch, but "the Child" goes straight for the ship's missiles.

During a recent interview, former Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy revealed whether Grogu will speak in the movie (he's previously only communicated in baby-like coos and gurgles).

The exec described Grogu as “another perfect example of a character that has to emote and you have to feel connected to, and he never speaks a word.” Kennedy added that audiences will fall deeper in love with the little green fella “on the big screen, and he never says a word.” 

It'll be another while before the movie hits official box office tracking, but analysts are currently predicting that The Mandalorian and Grogu will open to around $70M-$85M over the 3-day Memorial weekend. If accurate, this would be a somewhat disappointing start for the first theatrically released Star Wars film in over 6 years.

Check out the clip below, along with a new IMAX poster and TV spot.

Jon Favreau directs and produces the feature spin-off, with Kennedy and Filoni also serving as producers.

"I have loved telling stories set in the rich world that George Lucas created," Favreau said of directing his first Star Wars movie in a previous statement. "The prospect of bringing the Mandalorian and his apprentice Grogu to the big screen is extremely exciting."

 Kennedy added, "Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni have ushered into Star Wars two new and beloved characters, and this new story is a perfect fit for the big screen."

Alien icon Sigourney Weaver is also on board as Ward, a colonel and leader of the New Republic's Adelphi Rangers who previously served as a pilot for the Rebel Alliance. The Clone Wars bounty hunter, Embo, is believed to be the main villain.

The Mandalorian & Grogu is set to hit theaters on May 22, 2026.

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SpideyPuffsMJ
SpideyPuffsMJ - 4/22/2026, 7:01 PM
I want to be excited and I used to love Star Wars but I’m sorry, this looks like a Capital One commercial. Why are so many movies lit like this now? It just looks so flat, even compared to Rise of Skywalker
Oberlin4Prez
Oberlin4Prez - 4/22/2026, 7:36 PM
@SpideyPuffsMJ - I literally LoLed.
TheShellyMan
TheShellyMan - 4/22/2026, 8:22 PM
@SpideyPuffsMJ - Yeah, it doesn't have that epic cinematic feel.
lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 4/22/2026, 10:10 PM
@SpideyPuffsMJ - it literally looks like a C-level movie you can find for free on Tubi
Feralwookiee
Feralwookiee - 4/22/2026, 7:10 PM
This looks like it cost $3 bucks to make.
Disney has raped the corpse of Star Wars into oblivion.
Biggums
Biggums - 4/22/2026, 7:13 PM
@Feralwookiee - I see it! Though i can't pick whether we're at Diminishing returns or they be slacking...
OriginalGusto1
OriginalGusto1 - 4/22/2026, 7:26 PM
@Feralwookiee - You got 3 bucks?
SpideyPuffsMJ
SpideyPuffsMJ - 4/22/2026, 7:31 PM
@Feralwookiee - Good Lord
Feralwookiee
Feralwookiee - 4/22/2026, 7:36 PM
@OriginalGusto1 - Of course not. I had to buy gas today.
Feralwookiee
Feralwookiee - 4/22/2026, 7:39 PM
@Biggums - These people just don't care. It's a PRODUCT and that's it.
They know there's still enough of a fanbase that will slurp up whatever excrement they pump out.
Disney's business model has always been to take something successful and beat it into the ground for every last cent.
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lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 4/22/2026, 10:12 PM
@Feralwookiee - more than anything, Disney not being able to use the original John Williams theme takes so much gas outta their SW movies.
MotherGooseUPus
MotherGooseUPus - 4/22/2026, 7:14 PM
Movie prob should have been a show instead but I do love seeing Zeb in live action and having that rebels connection. This is a pass for me but will watch on Disney +
OriginalGusto1
OriginalGusto1 - 4/22/2026, 7:25 PM
No Gina Carano? Or, more importantly...Gina Carano's ass?
Feralwookiee
Feralwookiee - 4/22/2026, 7:45 PM
@OriginalGusto1 - Say no more fam.

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That'll be $3 bucks.

dragon316
dragon316 - 4/22/2026, 7:57 PM
@Feralwookiee - famous ? She have nice butt wonder who won her or rohnda rosey ufc fight
dragon316
dragon316 - 4/22/2026, 7:58 PM
If I feel like go back to theaters I will see this in theaters
JackDeth
JackDeth - 4/22/2026, 8:11 PM
I got my tickets already and I'm REALLY pumped for this one.
hue66
hue66 - 4/22/2026, 9:05 PM
Everyone's complaining but looks fun to me. I'd give it a chance and see. The clips are not the entire movie and it has potential.
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 4/22/2026, 9:33 PM
No Groot, don't touch the battery switch!
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 4/22/2026, 9:48 PM
That clip was cute & fun imo!!.

I like the idea of Zeb shooting out of the back end of the hover car since it makes it feel very Western such as him shooting out of the back of a wagon etc.

Anyway , the movie seems enjoyable imo thus looking forward to checking it out.
lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 4/22/2026, 10:16 PM
Season 3 of The Mandalorean was such a fail I didn't even make it past the halfway point of the second episode. I loved seasons 1 & 2 and I'm really not a SW guy.
Now 3 years since the last season? Disney's SW department are on their last leg.
Deklipz
Deklipz - 4/22/2026, 10:47 PM
Movie looks good but Zebs was shown in the trailers already…
THEDARKKNIGHT1939
THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 4/22/2026, 11:29 PM
It just looks like a clip from a new episode. Nothing about this movie is giving theatrical vibes.

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