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Jan. 9, 2024 / 12:48 PM

'Mandalorian & Grogu' movie begins production this year

The Mandalorian (Pedro Pascal) flies Grogu to safety. Photo courtesy of Lucasfilm Ltd.

1 of 8 | The Mandalorian (Pedro Pascal) flies Grogu to safety. Photo courtesy of Lucasfilm Ltd.

Jan. 9 (UPI) -- Lucasfilm and Disney announced a feature film based on The Mandalorian on Tuesday. The Mandalorian & Grogu begins production this year.

The Mandalorian was Disney+'s premiere Star Wars series when the streaming service launched in 2019. Pedro Pascal stars as Din Djarin, a masked Mandalorian bounty hunter.

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Grogu was first known as "Baby Yoda" before the show revealed his real name in the second season. Din simply referred to him as The Child.

In the series, Grogu has trained with Luke Skywalker before reuniting with Din. The show has aired three seasons.

Jon Favreau will direct the movie. Favreau created the series.

Dave Filoni and Kathleen Kennedy are producers.

Pedro Pascal arrives on the red carpet at the premiere of "Game Of Thrones" Season 4 in New York City on March 18, 2014. Pascal portrayed Oberyn Martell on the series. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo

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