The good news is that in making the leap from the small to big screen, The Mandalorian and Grogu is extremely cinematic, dazzling the senses. The bad news is that it's narratively as dull as swamp water.

It's extremely rare for a TV series to make the leap to the big screen, but The Mandalorian has been Force lightning in a bottle for Disney.

Set within the Star Wars universe, and following the events of Return of the Jedi (but decades before The Force Awakens), the space western is arguably the most popular new addition to the franchise. As a launch title for Disney+, back in 2019, it certainly helped drive streaming subscriptions.

Now it seems like The House of Mouse is relying on The Mandalorian yet again, this time to fill the Star Wars-shaped hole in its 2026 cinema release schedule.

So we have new movie Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu, following on from season 3 of The Mandalorian. It's directed and co-written by show creator Jon Favreau, whose filmography includes Iron Man 1 and 2, along with the "live action" The Jungle Book and The Lion King.

As for the plot of The Mandalorian and Grogu, ever since adopting orphaned baby Grogu (long known as The Child), Pedro Pascal's titular helmeted bounty hunter has become more "selective" in the contracts he accepts. Put another way, he only hunts down the bad...