The next StAR Wars Film is The Mandalorian and Grogua film that makes a strong course correction at the expense of continuing a frustrating TV show trend. After the lack of news about The Mandalorian In season 4, Lucasfilm announced that the title character and his adopted son would be coming to the big screen. The Mandalorian and Groguthe upcoming star Wars Production on the film has begun on a fast-track basis and its theatrical release is currently scheduled for May 2026.

Since the film begins shooting in August 2024, D23 offered several star Wars revealed in relation to The Mandalorian and Grogu. From a new logo and the titular duo battling AT-ATs to the return of Star Wars Rebels Characters in live action, the footage of The Mandalorian and Grogu was incredibly exciting. One element in the footage was both frustrating and logicalThe former shows a trend of The Mandalorian as a show and the latter in the context of what is best for the characters in question.

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The Mandalorian tends to reverse important character moments

Nothing in The Mandalorian seems to last

Before we examine what exactly it was The Mandalorian and Groguwhich was both frustrating and captivating, it is worth outlining the trend of the show that is related to the earlier reaction. That trend is that The Mandalorian tends to reverse important moments, character arcs, and storylines. The Mandalorian‘S star Wars As the series progressed, plot twists became more frequent, some of which were also present in the most recent third season.

From resurrecting characters and capturing others before releasing them again, to changes in Din Djarin’s character arc and changes to the lore, The Mandalorian has become annoying how much it undoesInstead of making the big moments of history permanent and thus more emotionally effective, The Mandalorian has slowly lost sight of exciting developments because of the possibility that they will be reversed shortly thereafter. Over the show’s three seasons, such reversals have become frustratingly frequent.

The Mandalorian and Grogu bring back the Razor Crest

Din Djarin lost his home… only to regain it

As already indicated, this frustrating trend of reversal continues in The Mandalorian and Grogu. In the footage from D23, the Razor Crest, Mando’s old ship, was spotted. This caused some confusion since the Empire had blown up the Razor Crest. The Mandalorian Season 2, Episode 5. Afterwards, Din received an N1 starfighter as his main ship, which he used throughout the The Mandalorian Season 3.

However, In The Mandalorian and Groguthe Razor Crest is back. It’s likely explained that the shipwrights on Nevarro rebuilt Din’s Razor Crest as a token of appreciation for how much he’s helped the planet since the series began. Still, the annoying trend of big, emotional, character-changing moments being undone with little to no reason continues.

This Mandalorian trend ruins emotionally impactful moments

Moments of heightened emotions are diminished with each reversal

Why this trend is so frustrating is entirely related to the emotional impact of the show. Although some of the The MandalorianThe story’s revelations were trivial things, like the loss of the Beskar spear, others were tied to massive moments in the show’s history. The sacrifice of IG-11, for example, was one of the most emotional moments of The Mandalorian Season 1. It proved to Din that droids are more than just evil, mindless killers, and allowed a sympathetic character to make a sacrifice worthy of the series’ best. Bringing IG-11 back to life simply undoes that sacrifice and its consequences.

Likewise, Din gaining control of the Darksaber had major consequences for the story. Star Wars’ Bearers of the Darksaber have the right to rule all of Mandalore, and some believe this was the climax of Din’s story arc after he took possession of the weapon. One season later the Darksaber was given to Bo-Katan due to an illogical formality that Din lost the lightsaber when he was defeated by a crab droid creature beneath Mandalore, which Bo-Katan subsequently killed.

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However, the undoubtedly most dramatic change in the entire series ironically happened in a completely different series. Grogu left the series with Luke Skywalker in TheThe Mandalorian The season two finale was overly emotional, led by an exceptional performance from Pedro Pascal. This moment promised a major status quo change for Din and Grogu in the future, but as The Mandalorian Season 3 came, the couple was reunited. This reunion took place in The Book of Boba Fettwhich had a negative impact on the quality of the show and The Mandalorian Season 3.

As for the Razor Crest, rebuilding the ship eases the sadness of its destruction. For Din, the Razor Crest was the only home he ever had. He lived on the ship and used it for both work and leisure, meaning that with its destruction, Din lost all of that. This made it a problem for him to find a home on Nevarro. The Mandalorian the finale of the third season all the more effective, as Razor Crest in The Mandalorian and Grogu makes this a bit pointless now.

Despite frustrations, the return of the Razor Crest makes sense

The story structure of The Mandalorian and Grogu helps explain the return of Razor Crest

Given that the return of Razor Crest now brings this trend into double digits in terms of the frequency with which it appears in The Mandalorianthe frustration can become even greater. Nevertheless The return of the Razor Crest is one of the more logical U-turns Jon Favreau has madeThis is due to The Mandalorian the end of the third season, in particular that Din needed a larger ship than his N1 starfighter due to his promise to the New Republic.

The promise in question was Din’s vow to hunt down Imperial remnants in the Outer Rim. Without officially joining the New Republic Rangers, Din will protect the worlds of the Outer Rim from Imperials by tracking them down and bringing them to Carson Teva. To do this, Din will need a ship like the Razor Crest, which is in The Mandalorian Season 1 to simply hide his bounties. For this reason, the return of the Razor Crest is a logical course correction, even if The Mandalorian and Grogu continues the most frustrating trend of its franchise.

The Mandalorian and Grogu

The Mandalorian & Grogu is a Star Wars film directed by Jon Favreau that continues the immensely popular TV series The Mandalorian on Disney+. The film replaces the fourth season of The Mandalorian, brings the franchise back to the big screen, and follows Din Djarin and his adventures with Grogu. The Mandalorian & Grogu is the first Star Wars film since Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker in 2019.

Release date

May 22, 2026

Authors

Dave Filoni