Star Wars Explained Favreau and Levy Give Updates on The Mandalorian & Grogu and Starfighter - Last Week in Star Wars
Nov 29, 2025
Jon Favreau and Shawn Levy share exciting updates about their upcoming Star Wars films. Levy hints at a standalone film approach while remaining secretive about Starfighter. There's speculation around the structure of the next Mandalorian season and its link to the movie. They also discuss the potential impact of marketing strategies and Pedro Pascal's presence on box office performance. Finally, they dive into the latest Boba Fett comic and ponder deep questions like whether the Sith could return.
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Creator-Led Standalone Movies
- Sean Levy and Jon Favreau are framing new Star Wars films as creator-driven standalone projects rather than continuations of the Skywalker saga.
- This signals a shift toward allowing filmmakers more freedom to tell self-contained Star Wars stories.
Movie Crafted Separately From Season Four
- Jon Favreau says he wrote a planned fourth Mandalorian season and structured the Mandalorian and Grogu story as a movie from the start.
- The film will have a larger cinematic scope and was developed separately from a serialized season four.
Box Office Will Determine Season Four
- If the Mandalorian movie performs well, expect Disney to fund a full-length season four of The Mandalorian.
- If the movie underperforms, Disney may limit any further seasons to shortened episode counts.