In two years, the next Star Wars film, The Mandalorian & Grogu, will be released in cinemas. Now we have the first big update on the casting of the highly anticipated sci-fi fantasy blockbuster
After Star Wars has mainly taken place on Disney+ in recent years, the next big screen outing of the star saga is slowly being announced. With The Mandalorian & Grogu, the first Star Wars film since 2019 is in the works. The first major casting announcement has now been made for the project.
The series on which it is based, The Mandalorian, has already surprised viewers with some clever casting decisions over the course of its three seasons. This also applies to the feature film. Director Jon Favreau has set his sights on an absolute sci-fi legend: Sigourney Weaver is to star in the new Star Wars film.
The Mandalorian & Grogu casting: sci-fi queen Sigourney Weaver dives into the Star Wars universe
At the weekend, the news first made the rounds as a rumor. The well-connected Hollywood insider Jeff Sneider first wrote about Weaver’s casting in his newsletter. Later, established industry publications such as Variety confirmed the news: Weaver is in negotiations for a role in The Mandalorian & Grogu.
(Sigourney Weaver in Avatar)
It is unclear exactly which role is involved. As with every other Star Wars project, concrete information on The Mandalorian & Grogu is scarce. Weaver certainly knows her way around extraterrestrial creatures and alien planets, not least as Ellen Ripley in the 1979 sci-fi masterpiece Alien.
Through her embodiment of Ripley, she created an immortal cinema heroine and sci-fi icon that continues to inspire to this day. Seven years after the original, Weaver returned in the masterful sequel Aliens. She also appeared in parts 3 and 4 of the Alien series. Most recently, Weaver immersed herself in the sci-fi worlds of Avatar.
Filming on The Mandalorian & Grogu is due to start in just a few weeks. It is currently unclear to what extent Pedro Pascal will return as the title character. Last but not least, he was often doubled in front of the camera in the series. Lateef Crowder and Lateef Crowder play Mando in most scenes in front of the camera
