Why ‘Star Wars’ Fans Are Looking Forward To The Super Bowl

“Star Wars” followers is perhaps wanting ahead to watching the Super Bowl to see the Seattle Seahawks face off in opposition to the New England Patriots, however others are hoping to see one other glimpse at a galaxy far, distant. There’s hypothesis that “The Mandalorian & Grogu” will get a full trailer to provide viewers a greater concept of what to anticipate from the movie. The final “Star Wars” film to hit theaters was 2019’s “The Rise of Skywalker,” which wrapped up the 9-episode Skywalker Saga.

A teaser trailer was launched in late 2025, but it surely appears extra doubtless {that a} trailer for “The Mandalorian & Grogu” can be launched throughout the Super Bowl to drum up hype for the film and provides followers a greater sense of the plot. This wouldn’t be the primary time a “Star Wars” movie acquired an advert throughout the Super Bowl, as “Solo: A Star Wars Story” did just a few years in the past, so there’s a precedent.

That was the final “Star Wars” movie to have a Could launch, and though it bombed on the field workplace, Disney is hopeful that “The Mandalorian & Grogu” will do higher. The film relies on the Disney+ sequence “The Mandalorian,” which stars Pedro Pascal because the titular character and Child Yoda/Grogu as his companion. Though many followers are enthusiastic about seeing them each on the massive display, creator Jon Favreau can be wanting so as to add some star energy to the solid with “The Bear” star Jeremy Allen White and “Alien” star Sigourney Weaver.

Whereas talking at New York Comedian-Con’s “Alien and Past” panel in October 2025, the “Aliens” actress opened up about her position as Colonel Ward within the 2026 “Star Wars” movie. This can be a brand-new character who has not appeared in “The Mandalorian” Disney+ sequence thus far. Through the panel, she revealed that Favreau reached out to her instantly concerning the position, which prompted her to start out watching the sequence.

“I used to be, after all, amazed by it and fell in love with it, and Pedro [Pascal] and Grogu,” Weaver mentioned, as per PEOPLE journal. “Additionally, I really like how the Star Wars universe has — it isn’t making an attempt to repay every film with the entire backlog of films. It is now particular person tales set in the identical universe.”

In an interview with Selection, Jeremy Allen White additionally opened up on his expertise in a galaxy far, distant. He revealed that he first bumped into Favreau at a celebration, the place he was approached concerning the position.

“I have been a fan of Jon Favreau’s for a really very long time,” he defined. “We met at a celebration. I advised him that, and he was like, ‘I’ve one thing I need to discuss to you about. Can I name you?'”

That then led to a dialog concerning the sequence. “I mentioned, ‘It is a terrific present. You do a terrific job. I would identified Pedro Pascal for just a little bit, and he is nice and has enjoyable on it, and he loves you,’” he recalled. “He was like, ‘I would like you to be in it.'”

That was once they began speaking about his character, Rotta the Hutt. “After which he began explaining it and began speaking about Rotta. I would by no means performed voice work,” White defined. “There is no stop-motion work or something bodily like that.”

Nonetheless, his voice may not be instantly recognizable to followers. “I did a little bit of a voice, however then I feel Jon additionally ended up tweaking it just a little bit,” he mentioned. “It was perhaps a 12 months in the past. I did a few classes. I’ve not seen any of it.”

Nonetheless, he’s wanting ahead to displaying the movie to his daughters. “I used to be enthusiastic about doing a job that’s on this world of Star Wars, a world that I’ve admired for a really very long time,” he mentioned. “I used to be additionally enthusiastic about doing the film that my daughters can go and see.”