Jeremy Allen White to appear in ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ as a member of an iconic ‘Star Wars’ family

The cast of Jeremy Allen White will be showing up during the next Star Wars film, and he’s going to be playing a, shall we say, gargantuan character.

The Mandalorian and Grogu is a spin-off movie set after season 3 of Disney Plus’ The Mandalorian. It will feature both of the show’s main characters and likely several other key figures alongside newcomers to the story, one of whom will be played by White. According to a report by Deadline, White will voice the character Rotta the Hutt. If that name sounds familiar, it’s because this character is the son of the iconic crime syndicate leader Jabba the Hutt.

You didn’t expect that, did you? Neither did we, but it’s great news for fans of the franchise, as the report says it won’t just be a small cameo, but a major part of the film. If it wasn’t already obvious, you won’t physically see White in this role ⏤ he’ll only be lending his voice talents, as Jabba doesn’t currently have any human children that we know of. I know, I know, White is one of the great physical specimens of our time. But we’ll just have to find a way to get nice and comfy listening to his brooding baritone.

We’re still a while away from The Mandalorian and Grogu being released in theaters, but the good news is that the film has already completed production. During the recent premiere event for Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, writer Dave Filoni shared that filming the movie was a great time that allowed the crew to level up Grogu’s puppetry further than has been seen in the show ⏤ inevitably welcome news for Baby Yoda fans.

While details about the plot of the film have been kept under wraps, footage shown during D23 earlier this year included both Din Djarin and Grogu as the Mandalorian began to train his new apprentice. Sadly, that’s about all that it revealed, so we don’t have a lot to go off of yet.

Jon Favreau directed the movie with the assistance of Filoni in the writing department. Right now there are only a handful of confirmed cast for the movie, including Pedro Pascal returning as Din Djarin, of course, White, and also Sigourney Weaver. As we get closer to seeing the film’s release, you can of course expect the cast list to grow, but it’s quite impressive that production has gotten this far without any secrets spilling out. Star Wars must have those MCU-level NDAs in play, which wouldn’t be a surprise given that it’s also part of the Disney machine.

The Mandalorian and Grogu is set to be released in theaters on May 22, 2026. That’s still a long ways away, so don’t expect to see any full trailers for the movie anytime soon. The good news is that if you want to get your fix of Mando and Grogu in the meantime, you can always binge through the TV series again, which is available to enjoy now on Disney Plus.

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