The Mandalorian and Grogu trailer: Pedro Pascal goes mask-off

The Mandalorian and Grogu trailer: Pedro Pascal goes mask-off
Source: Daily Mail Online

Pedro Pascal's mask came off and his face was revealed in a new trailer for the upcoming movie Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu.

The buzzy motion picture, which is a spin-off of the hit Disney+ series The Mandalorian, follows the exploits of Pascal's interplanetary bounty hunter Din Djarin.

He is joined by Grogu, a fan favorite from the show who became a meme as 'Baby Yoda,' being a child of the same species as the iconic Star Wars character.

In the new trailer for the series, the beloved duo are seen facing off against the crime boss Rotta the Hutt, the son of Jabba the Hutt.

The Bear star Jeremy Allen White has been cast as the voice of Rotta, who has Djarin presented before him on his knees in a scene teased in the trailer.

Djarin's helmet is then torn off and his real face is exposed onscreen for the first time since a 2020 episode of the second season of The Mandalorian.

A new trailer dropped for The Mandalorian and Grogu, a spin-off of the hit Disney+ series The Mandalorian, which follows the exploits Pascal's interplanetary bounty hunter Din Djarin

He is joined by Grogu, a fan favorite from the show who became a viral meme as 'Baby Yoda,' being a child of the same species as the iconic Star Wars character

Sci-fi icon Sigourney Weaver has also joined the franchise as Ward, a veteran of the Rebel Alliance from George Lucas' original Star Wars trilogy.

The Mandalorian is set after the events of those movies, and in the new film, Djarin is hired by Ward to eliminate various villainous creatures that continue to stalk the galaxy in the wake of the fall of the Empire.

'We'll take out every bad guy in your deck of cards,' Djarin assures Ward as she gives him a hit list in the trailer for The Mandalorian and Grogu.
'This isn't about revenge,' Ward can be seen insisting to Djarin and Grogu in a different scene. 'It's about preventing another war.'

Fans are treated in the trailer to glimpses of the warm rapport between the two title characters, with Grogu serving as Djarin's apprentice.

Echoing Yoda - his resemblance to whom caused fans to instantly fall in love with him - Grogu is seen closing his eyes and using the Force to make a droid burst into bits.

The sneak peek is awash in fan service, as in one moment certain to warm viewers' hearts in which Djarin is seen taking his spaceship into lightspeed.

Jon Favreau directed and co-wrote the movie, having served as the creator and director on the show The Mandalorian, which debuted on Disney+ in 2019.

The idea for the new film started life as a fourth season of The Mandalorian, but it was reimagined as a single feature-length motion picture after the Hollywood strikes of 2023 forced the production to be delayed.

Swedish composer Ludwig Göransson, who scored the first two seasons of the series, has returned to provide the soundtrack for the picture.

The cast includes Steve Blum, known as the voice of Spike Spiegel on Cowboy Bebop, as well as Once Upon a Time actor Jonny Coyle.

Fans in the US, the UK, Canada and Japan will be able to catch The Mandalorian and Grogu in IMAX theaters on May 22, with releases earlier that week in other territories.