Mandalorian Sneak Preview
- What happened: Lucasfilm plans to show 25 minutes of The Mandalorian & Grogu at an upcoming fan event. - The key specific: The studio will screen a 25‑minute excerpt ahead of the film’s wider rollout. - Context: The preview is part of a broader promotional push that included a full scene reveal on late‑night television (hollywoodreporter.com).
Lucasfilm will screen more than 25 minutes of *The Mandalorian and Grogu* at select IMAX fan events on May 4, weeks before the film opens in theaters. (hollywoodreporter.com) The event is tied to Star Wars Day, and Lucasfilm said the screenings will run at select IMAX theaters around the world with exclusive footage, a new poster, and other giveaways. In the United States, ticket information is being routed through Fandango. (whatsondisneyplus.com) The movie opens exclusively in theaters and IMAX on May 22, 2026, giving Lucasfilm an 18-day window between the fan preview and the wide release. Official film pages list Pedro Pascal, Sigourney Weaver, and Jeremy Allen White among the featured cast. (starwars.com, starwars.com) This is Lucasfilm’s first *Star Wars* feature since *The Rise of Skywalker* opened in December 2019. *The Mandalorian and Grogu* also shifts Din Djarin and Grogu from Disney+ to theaters after four years as the franchise’s most visible live-action pair on streaming. (starwars.com, starwars.com) The preview extends a marketing campaign that has accelerated in April. Jon Favreau also unveiled a full scene from the film on late-night television this week, according to *The Hollywood Reporter*. (hollywoodreporter.com) Lucasfilm started showing early footage a year ago at Star Wars Celebration Japan, where Favreau, Dave Filoni, Pascal, and Weaver presented the project and confirmed familiar characters including Garazeb “Zeb” Orrelios. The studio later released a teaser in September 2025, a Super Bowl spot in February 2026, and a final trailer on April 16. (starwars.com, starwars.com, starwars.com, starwars.com) The film is directed by Favreau, who also wrote it with Filoni, and StarWars.com says it was filmed for IMAX. The official synopsis places the story after the fall of the Empire, with Din Djarin and Grogu working as scattered Imperial warlords remain active across the galaxy. (starwars.com, imax.com, fandango.com) Lucasfilm is using May 4 to turn a fan holiday into an in-person movie launch ramp. By May 22, audiences who missed the IMAX preview will be walking into a theatrical release that has already spent months rolling out footage in stages. (whatsondisneyplus.com, starwars.com)
