How’s that for a fascinating quote – “they’re no longer trying to do the Star Wars to end all Star Wars” – but think it through; it reveals something Lucasfilm are doing (something actress Sigourney Weaver picked up on and explained to Empire Magazine) that will see the stories from the galaxy far, far away infused with more character development and depth, telling stories within this galaxy we’ve travelled for almost half a century, and with The Mandalorian & Grogu out 22nd May 2026 we’ll be seeing that ‘interesting story’ very soon.
EM: There’s such breadth to your work. There are franchises — you’ve got Star Wars coming up — and indies, and we haven’t even talked about your comedies. If there is a thread, is it the writing?
SW: Yeah, that’s my compass; it’s always the script. So [with] The Mandalorian & Grogu, it was not my intention to find a fourth franchise, I didn’t ever imagine that I would enter the Star Wars world. But what’s interesting about Star Wars now is they’re no longer trying to do the Star Wars to end all Star Wars. They’re letting the universe exist, and tell[ing] really interesting stories within that. I think Jon Favreau thought, “Okay, we want this very strong character. Let’s make it a woman.” I’m not sure it was supposed to be a woman. I think again, these days, they often think, “What do I need to do to make this seem more timely?”, and now, because women are doing everything, hooray for us. [But] I just fell in love with the script and said, “I don’t know anything about this world.” Jon said, “Well, you can watch the series,” and I said, “Oh, there’s a series?!”
