Legendary Alien star Sigourney Weaver set to join the Star Wars universe

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Signourney Weaver is in talks for The Mandalorian & Grogu

Sigourney Weaver in Alien
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Sigourney Weaver is set to join the Star Wars universe with a role in The Mandalorian & Grogu. 

Of course, Weaver is already a certified sci-fi legend thanks to her role as Ripley in the Alien franchise, plus her dual roles as Dr. Augustine and Kiri in the Avatar movies – but those credentials are about to get a whole lot more stacked. 

The Mandalorian season 3 ended with Din Djarin and Baby Yoda settling down on Navarro together, with Mando officially adopting Grogu as his own son. It's unclear what they might be getting up to next, but there've been some seismic galactic events since then: in Ahsoka, Grand Admiral Thrawn made it back to the main galaxy, along with a stowaway Ezra Bridger, while Ahsoka Tano and Sabine Wren were stranded in Peridea. The Mandalorian & Grogu could pick up where Ahsoka left off, or it could see Mando and Grogu on a whole new adventure – we'll just have to wait and see. 

Next up for Star Wars is The Acolyte, a murder mystery set in the High Republic era. It'll be followed by Lego Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy and Skeleton Crew later this year. 

While you wait, check out our guide to all the upcoming Star Wars movies and TV shows to fill out your watchlist. 

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Molly Edwards
Molly Edwards
Deputy Entertainment Editor

I'm the Deputy Entertainment Editor here at GamesRadar+, covering all things film and TV for the site's Total Film and SFX sections. I previously worked on the Disney magazines team at Immediate Media, and also wrote on the CBeebies, MEGA!, and Star Wars Galaxy titles after graduating with a BA in English.