The New ‘Mandalorian And Grogu’ Trailer Offers A New Hope For Long Time ‘Star Wars Fans’

Plus, an all-new poster and a crucial hint of continuing adventures from Grogu in future films

“Hey, never touch the buttons.”

With the launch of a brief 15-second teaser for the trailer causing a frenzy all over social media just hours before, the full trailer via StarWars .com’s official website for The Mandalorian and Grogu is finally here. From the action sequences with Pedro Pascal as Din Djarin and Grogu shown multiple times teaming up to take down the Imperial Remnant warlords, this is what Star Wars fans have been looking for.

Social media is reacting overwhelmingly positively, noting that it “finally looks like a real movie made for the cinema” rather than just another episode of the show, which is exactly what Disney and Lucas are looking for, with the fate of the solo outings now resting on the shoulders of one of the most popular television series in the franchise’s history.

Along with seeing our heroes, the new trailer provides glimpses of new planets, creatures, and action sequences that have brought back the “Star Wars vibe” that fans were missing, helping to move past the initial negative buzz.

We get a lot more action and dialogue than we did in the first teaser trailer that came out a few months ago, packed with surprises, including a moment of X-Wings filling an illuminated red and orange sky, seeing an old friend in R2-D2, Din Djarin seeking information from an alien in a very Blade Runner-esque underworld scene, Sigourney Weaver’s character giving sound advice, vile gangster warlords threatening to inflict suffering on Grogu, Embo, the Kyuzo bounty hunter, who once worked for the Hutt Clans against Sith Lord Maul and the Shadow Collective, elbeing badass, fan-favorite Star Wars: The Clone Wars Zeb Orrelios offering words of support and, of course, plenty of action-packed moments created just for the IMAX big screen.

One of the most important things is that the new trailer provides fans with some sorely missed story detail hints about the duo’s high-stakes mission as the New Republic
government turns to the galaxy’s most capable warriors, the Mandalorian bounty hunters Din and Grogu, to help stabilize it.

“This isn’t about revenge. It’s about preventing another war,” Weaver’s character tells Mandalorian and Grogu as they’re enlisted to help defend the fledgling New Republic after the evil Empire has collapsed and imperial warlords are scattered around the galaxy.

“We’ll take out every bad guy in your deck of cards,” Mandalorian assures the Rebel Alliance colonel, as Grogu salutes their mission.

While the project marks the first Star Wars movie since 2019’s The Rise of Skywalker, it comes during a new era for Lucasfilm after longtime president Kathleen Kennedy stepped down, and George Lucas’ protégé Dave Filoni and Lynwen Brennan took over the company.

Lucasfilm now remains in desperate need of a hit following concerns regarding its handling of Star Wars and its marketing, raising alarms after several controversial announcements and cancellations of its upcoming films. Thus, the reception of this teaser for the film is pivotal to the process of boosting audience trust in the studio moving forward.

Probably the biggest takeaway, at least for me, though, is that if you’re a fan of Ben Solo and want to see the cancelled “Hunt for Ben Solo” movie come to fruition, then this is your chance to pass the word and get your friends’ butts in the theater seats and show your support. The trailer actually makes The Mandalorian and Grogu appear to have that summer “fun popcorn flick” vibe, marking a move away from the more serious tone of recent projects by embracing a classic “space cowboy” energy.

Favreau and company seem to have done their job in bringing back that classic Star Wars. Now it’s your turn.

Can Grogu (aka “Baby Yoda”) who won viewers’ hearts from the moment he first appeared onscreen in the first season of The Mandalorian, and the relationship between the little green creature and his father-figure bounty hunter prove to be enough to propel it to blockbuster greatness? That remains to be seen at this time.

One more thing before I power down the Falcon, I feel that with the trailer it offered us a new hope in seeing Grogu on further adventures, whether it’s on Disney+ or the big screen, with the simple line that Djarin dropped in the trailer: “The kid will live centuries beyond me. I won’t always be around to protect him.” So many possibilities with that little nugget of information , I wouldn’t know where to even begin.

You can check out the all-new trailer now via the Star Wars YouTube channel below:

May the Force be with you….

From StarWars.com

A brand-new epic, action-packed trailer for “Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu” has arrived! The trailer and an all-new poster are now available to download and share. Lucasfilm’s “Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu” opens exclusively in theatres May 22, 2026.