The first feature film inspired by The Mandalorian series will start production this year, Walt Disney's Lucasfilm said on Tuesday.
The title character, a helmeted bounty hunter, and his companion, known as Baby Yoda or Grogu, debuted on the Disney+ streaming service in 2019.
The Mandalorian and Grogu are headed to the big screen.— Star Wars (@starwars) Directed by Jon Favreau, and produced by Favreau, Kathleen Kennedy, and Dave Filoni, The Mandalorian & Grogu will go into production later this year.This is the Way.https://t.co/LMRjrje9Dw pic.twitter.com/mLYSmUaV2kJanuary 9, 2024
Jon Favreau, creator of the series, will direct the movie called The Mandalorian and Grogu. Disney did not announce a release date.
Pedro Pascal, who plays the Mandalorian in the series, is expected to return to the role.
Disney had paused development of new Star Wars films and scrapped a few projects as it worked to figure out a new strategy for the franchise, one of its biggest.
The last Star Wars film, The Rise Of Skywalker, was released in 2019 and took in nearly $US1.1 billion ($A1.6 billion) at global box offices.
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