Din Djarin and his tiny green son Grogu are making the jump to the big screen in The Mandalorian and Grogu, after three seasons of their own show on Disney Plus – and appearances in The Book of Boba Fett.
This is a huge step for the beloved Star Wars duo, but what about what might come next? When we met with director Jon Favreau in London to talk about the film, we asked him if he has any plans or hopes for the future.
"Creatively, I have a lot of plans, and I have a lot of thoughts about these characters, especially for Grogu," Favreau tells us. "Grogu is a character that is – his species lives for centuries. He's on a path to be both a Jedi and a Mandalorian. He's making certain choices and decisions, and he has a great teacher now. And so, as he develops and grows, there's opportunities for stories that would emanate from that."
In the same interview, Favreau also opened up on Grogu's unconventional Jedi journey. "He's not on the typical Jedi path of a youngling, but he has trained with some of the best Jedi teachers that there are," Favreau tells us. "We know for sure he's studied with Luke Skywalker. There's implications that he may have crossed paths with Yoda, because he does recognize the name, is what we imply. And he also was there at the Jedi Temple before Order 66," he explained.
"So, it's a big part in talking to Dave Filoni, and by extension, to what he learned from George [Lucas], which is that the Force is about training," he continued. "It's about refining, just like an athletic ability or any skill. And we do see that, although Grogu is not serving under somebody who is teaching him, he still clearly is meditating and going through some version of the Jedi discipline. So, I think that his Force use has definitely leveled up a bit. Luke Skywalker didn't study under Obi-Wan for very long, but still refined his skills. So, I think that that's part of the path that's available to Grogu, as per what we've already learned from the previous Star Wars films."
So far, nothing has been confirmed about the future of Din Djarin or Grogu, but here's hoping they return for more adventures sooner rather than later.
The Mandalorian and Grogu hits theaters this May 22. In the meantime, check out our guide to all the upcoming Star Wars movies and shows for everything else the galaxy far, far away has in store.
