More than six and a half years since The Rise of Skywalker frustrated Star Wars superfans throughout the galaxy, new Lucasfilm chiefs Dave Filoni and Lynwen Brennan are hoping to revive the brand as a theatrical franchise with The Mandalorian and Grogu. It’s a strategic pivot—and a gamble—for Disney on multiple levels. Although the film has some star power thanks to Pedro Pascal and Sigourney Weaver, there’s no escaping the fact that it’s a feature based on a TV series—an extension of Jon Favreau’s critically acclaimed The Mandalorian on Disney+—and not the other way around. It’s also the first Star Wars spinoff movie without any obvious tie-in to the original trilogy.