The Mandalorian and Grogu Trailer Changes Have Star Wars Fans Freaking Out

Lucasfilm dropped the first trailer for 'The Mandalorian and Grogu,' and it looks great. It also has a couple of 'wait, what?' moments that are already poking the continuity bear. If you felt a little whiplash watching it, you are not alone.

So... the Razor Crest is back?

Yep, the trailer shows Din Djarin and Grogu inside the Razor Crest. You know, the ship that was very publicly vaporized back in the series. Here, it looks like it has a fresh paint job, but it is unmistakably the same model and layout. How is that possible? The trailer does not say. Maybe Din pulled strings and rebuilt it, maybe it is a replacement with the same guts, or maybe the movie will walk us through the fix. For now, file it under 'mystery the film needs to explain.'

Why is Grogu with Din again?

If you only watched The Mandalorian Season 2 and tapped out, this is the part that might feel like a retcon. It is not; it just happened on other Disney+ shows. Quick catch-up:

• End of The Mandalorian Season 2: Grogu heads off with Luke Skywalker to begin Jedi training.
• The Book of Boba Fett: Din and Grogu reunite. Grogu decides to ditch Jedi training and go back to bounty-hunting road trips with Din.
• The Mandalorian Season 3: Picks up with them back together and also brings back IG-11 (the bounty hunter droid voiced by Taika Waititi).
• By the Season 3 finale: IG-11 gets rebuilt by the Anzellan mechanics and sworn in as the new marshal of Nevarro, a slot that used to belong to Cara Dune.

If you skipped those pit stops, the trailer probably felt like a big continuity jump. That is the inside baseball of the current Star Wars era: key character moves sometimes live on a different series.

The cast the trailer is setting up

The film reunites Pedro Pascal as Din Djarin with the galaxy's favorite chaos toddler, Grogu (yes, Baby Yoda). Also on the call sheet: Sigourney Weaver, Johnny Coyne, and Jeremy Allen White as Rotta the Hutt. That last one is a spicy choice.

Release plans and where this fits

'The Mandalorian and Grogu' hits U.S. theaters on May 22, 2026, making it the first Star Wars movie in theaters since 2019's 'The Rise of Skywalker.'

As of now, the only other dated Star Wars feature is Shawn Levy's 'Starfighter,' landing May 28, 2027. That one recently started production and is set to star Ryan Gosling, Aaron Pierre, Amy Adams, Matt Smith, Mia Goth, Flynn Gray, and more.

If you want a refresher before the movie, the first three seasons of 'The Mandalorian' are streaming on Disney+.