In addition toPedro PascalandJonny Coyne, the movie also featuresSigourney WeaverandJeremy Allen White.
COLLIDER: I have a ton of questions for you.
So isThe Mandalorianas a series done?
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Is it now moving into the feature realm permanently?
You discover so much as you edit a film and put it together with visual effects.
Right now, we’re really locked in on the big screen story that’s coming.
Did you film with IMAX cameras?
FAVREAU: We filmed digitally, but we filmed in an IMAX format.
So, on set, we digitally filmed it for IMAX.
Do you know if its just 20 minutes of full frame IMAX?
Have you figured that out yet?
FAVREAU: I haven’t yet, but we really leaned into it.
We really liked it.
We really embraced the opportunity.
The edit, which I’m sure you’re in the heart of right now.
FAVREAU: We’re deep into visual effects.
So, we’re really rolling up our sleeves now on that part of it.
It’s a really fun process all the way through.
This is me asking you a question you probably can’t answer yet.
Do you envision this as a 2.5-hour movie?
Do you envision it as a 2-hour movie?
FAVREAU: This is an adventure.
You want tolean into the action and the aesthetic and the momentumof that.
So, to me, you want it to always feel lean and keep the storytelling propulsive.
That’s my answer.
So it sounds like two hours.
I’m just guessing.
I’m hoping for three.
FAVREAU: The big difference is the amount of construction it’s possible for you to do.
I felt disappointed that we couldn’t share it with more people that way.
I would have loved to have seen these things on a movie screen.
So, it wasn’t like a delta in quality.
It was more about the timeframe and filling the aspect ratio.
A lot of people know these characters who havent seen the show.
How do you embrace the characters, the archetypes, but not have it be required viewing?
Are you going to have an opening crawl in the movie?
FAVREAU: I cant answer that.
“As fans, we just love working with all those tools.”
One of the things I loved about the show was the introduction of Grogu.
Nobody saw it coming, and it was because you kept the merch hidden.
There was no merch allowed, and so nothing leaked.
Star Wars has been dealing with this since before I was ever there.
That’s part of that genre.
For a film, it’s different.
Once people see it, they see the whole thing.
So, you want to have the stuff available for people.
So, how do you walk that fine line?
With Grogu, we went to one extreme.
But we want to be able to not spoil things for people who don’t want it spoiled.
So, that’s the balancing act.
The Mandalorian & Groguis set for theatrical release on May 22, 2026.
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