Star Wars actor Giancarlo Esposito teases a “trilogy, or more” of Mandalorian movies

The Mandalorian & Grogu could just be the beginning

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The Mandalorian star Giancarlo Esposito has revealed that he thinksThe Mandalorian & Grogumovie could just be the beginning of a new Star Wars trilogy.

“As in the MCU…Disneywill figure out how to join all of these characters into one really great movie or TV show. That’s my sense of where it will go,” Esposito said during an appearance at Dragon Con (viaCulture Slate). “Dave Filoni and Jon Favreau have a new vision, continuing on with a Mandalorian movie… My sense is that it’s all going to converge at one point or another and we’re going to have another set of… [a] trilogy, or more, of films.”

Esposito plays Moff Gideon in theDisney Plusseries, but he hasn’t been confirmed to return in the upcoming movie yet, since he died in season 3 (though, a surprise return can never be ruled out). Pedro Pascal is returning as titular bounty hunter Din Djarin on the big screen, though, with Sigourney Weaver joining him in an undisclosed role, while showrunner Favreau is in the director’s chair.

That’s not the only new Star Wars movie on the way, either. Separate from the Mandalorian-verse, Daisy Ridley is set to return as Rey for a new film set 15 years after The Rise of Skywalker. Directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, Peaky Blinders' Steven Knight is writing the script – and Ridley thinks it’s a worthwhile addition to the franchise. “My thoughts on the matter are quite simple: if I didn’t think it was a story worth telling, I wouldn’t have come back,“she recently told French publication Premiere.

The Mandalorian & Grogu is set to hit the big screen on May 22, 2026. In the meantime, check out our guide to all the otherupcoming Star Wars movies and showson the way.

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