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Can Disney recapture the Force with 'The Mandalorian and Grogu'?

After a 6 1/2-year hiatus from theaters, "Star Wars" returns to the big screen this weekend with "The Mandalorian and Grogu." But the franchise now faces a very different landscape.

This image released by Disney shows The Mandalorian, portrayed by Pedro Pascal, left, and Grogu in a scene from Lucasfilm's "Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu." (Nicola Goo — Source image associated with the linked report from Los Angeles Times. Image selected from source-page metadata and displayed with attribution and link back; VINI does not copy the image into local storage unless rights are cleared.Credit: Image via Los Angeles Times · Source-hosted image; rights remain with the publisher or credited rights holder. · Image source

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According to Los Angeles Times’s source item, Can Disney recapture the Force with ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’?, After a 6 1/2-year hiatus from theaters, “Star Wars” returns to the big screen this weekend with “The Mandalorian and Grogu.” But the franchise now faces a very different landscape.

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Can Disney recapture the Force with 'The Mandalorian and Grogu'?Los Angeles Times - 2026-05-21T10:00:00+00:00

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