The Mandalorian & Grogu (2026 Film)

[Edmilson 12,370]

1 hour ago, Andy said:

Should the Mandalorian have ditched Grogu Baby Yoda long ago, and returned to his loner spaghetti western roots?

Yes. 

 

Specifically from season 3 onwards, when Luke took Baby Yoda under his wings to be his apprentice. But then Mando's show would've been without its most effective marketing asset.

[BloodBoal 8,700]

1 hour ago, Edmilson said:

But then Mando's show would've been without its most effective marketing asset.

 

This.

 

Call your film The Mandolarian and nobody shows up.

 

Call your film The Mandolarian & Gorgu and tickets start selling like crazy.

 

A classic in the making.

[Mr. Hooper 8,927]

3 hours ago, BloodBoal said:

Call your film The Mandolarian & Gorgu and tickets start selling like crazy.

 

And I'm on my way to losing my bet with Nick...

[Nick1Ø66 8,320]

6 hours ago, BloodBoal said:

Call your film The Mandolarian & Gorgu and tickets start selling like crazy.

 
Yeah, especially when there’s not even a character named Gorgu in the whole move. What are they trying to pull on us?!

 

 

If they wanted to sell tickets they should have called the film The Mandalorian and Barbie.

Probably would sell more dolls too.

[BloodBoal 8,700]

19 minutes ago, Nick1Ø66 said:

Yeah, especially when there’s not even a character named Gorgu in the whole move!

 

Which move are you referring to?

[Rachael Foley 10,161]

27 minutes ago, Nick1Ø66 said:

 If they wanted to sell tickets they should have called the film The Mandalorian and Barbie.

Probably would sell more dolls too.

Disney:

 

[Jurassic Shark 16,425]

26 minutes ago, Nick1Ø66 said:

Gorgu

 

We know more about the Gorgu character from this leaked line of dialogue:

 

Spoiler

Grogu, I'm your father distant cousin Gorgu.

 

[Nick1Ø66 8,320]

You say Gorgu, I say Grogu
I say Grogu, You say Gorgu
Gorgu, Grogu, Gorgu, Grogu
Let's call the whole film off!
 

[BloodBoal 8,700]

Gorgu just has a better ring to it.

 

Just like Gorgumel in The Smurfs. 

[Mr. Hooper 8,927]

31 minutes ago, BloodBoal said:

Gorgu just has a better ring to it.

True. It's less harsh-sounding.

 

#TeamGorgu

[1977 2,134]

I'm approaching this with fairly low expectations. It's a feature length episode (or handful of episodes) of The Mandalorian with a big budget and shown on the big screen. Sort of the ST: Generations of the Star Wars franchise. I'm still looking forward to it but I'm not getting my hopes up.

[ssMusic 49]

https://lightintheattic.net/products/the-mandalorian-and-grogu-original-score

 

 

[Mr. Hooper 8,927]

On 5/5/2026 at 1:05 PM, 1977 said:

I'm approaching this with fairly low expectations. It's a feature length episode (or handful of episodes) of The Mandalorian with a big budget and shown on the big screen. Sort of the ST: Generations of the Star Wars franchise. I'm still looking forward to it but I'm not getting my hopes up.

This is the way.

[Luke Skywalker 2,379]

On 5/5/2026 at 2:44 AM, crumbs said:

 

This wouldn't surprise me. If we believe the gossip around Rogue One, Williams wasn't impressed with his themes being re-arranged without his supervision (hence keeping an eye over Powell's shoulder on the next film).

 

And after that, there's been a sharp reduction in the adaptation of JW material in Disney content. Other than brief cameos of the Force and Resistance themes in Mando, it seems only Ross was given the blessing to adapt and re-arrange JW material (in the live action shows, at least).

Remember Ross was orchestrator in Rogue one.

[1977 2,134]

Serious question: how long do we think this weird vinyl renaissance is going to continue?

[scallenger 665]

Yeah it's honestly ruined my score collection for CDs since now several things I wanted on CD only had vinyl releases, so I just succumbed to digital. It seems like if they have to choose between CD and vinyl these days (and can't or won't do both) they go for vinyl. Oh well.

[Mr. Hooper 8,927]

4 minutes ago, 1977 said:

Serious question: how long do we think this weird vinyl renaissance is going to continue?

It's been going on long enough that it can't be called a "fad" anymore. It might be here to stay.

[Jay 46,239]

2 hours ago, ssMusic said:

https://lightintheattic.net/products/the-mandalorian-and-grogu-original-score

 

FYI, this vinyl information was already shared back on page 7.

[Matt C 603]

6 hours ago, Mr. Hooper said:

It's been going on long enough that it can't be called a "fad" anymore. It might be here to stay.

 

Vinyl takes up so much space, but studios charge more for a vinyl release than a CD.

[Toillion 424]

7 hours ago, 1977 said:

Serious question: how long do we think this weird vinyl renaissance is going to continue?

I hope for at least 50 more years!

[ssMusic 49]

Interesting that the score will be released before the film. I suppose it gives people the chance to hear all the music first and then see it come together in the movie - which is my preferred way of listening to scores. 

[Edmilson 12,370]

I don't recall such huge marketing push when John Williams' Star Wars Sequel scores were released. Maybe I'm misremembering, but seems Lucasfilm is putting more effort into the marketing of this score than Williams'.

[Xander Harris 9,665]

The scores were traditionally released before the (terrible) movies came out.

[Rachael Foley 10,161]

58 minutes ago, Edmilson said:

I don't recall such huge marketing push when John Williams' Star Wars Sequel scores were released. Maybe I'm misremembering, but seems Lucasfilm is putting more effort into the marketing of this score than Williams'.

TFA's score got a whole ass 60 minutes video...

[gbatfatf 109]

Quality sells itself.

[Edmilson 12,370]

39 minutes ago, Rachael Foley said:

60 minutes video...

Oh, I wish we had a 1-hour-long featurette of a John Williams Star Wars score, but not even that ESB BBC documentary is that long 

 

Spoiler

 

[Nick1Ø66 8,320]

1 hour ago, Sophie said:

Quality sells itself.

 
Then why does almost nobody buy film scores and millions of people buy Yanni records? 

[gbatfatf 109]

52 minutes ago, Nick1Ø66 said:

 
Then why does almost nobody buy film scores and millions of people buy Yanni records? 

Way to miss the point. The people who care already know. The people who want to know don't need to be sold. People who buy Yanni don't know or care about quality.

[Mr. Hooper 8,927]

Bringing quality to the masses...

 

 

[BloodBoal 8,700]

5 hours ago, Edmilson said:

I don't recall such huge marketing push when John Williams' Star Wars Sequel scores were released. Maybe I'm misremembering, but seems Lucasfilm is putting more effort into the marketing of this score than Williams'.

 

Göranshawn is more hip with the kids.

[BB-8 6,226]

6 hours ago, Toillion said:

I hope for at least 50 more years!

45 would do for me.

[Nick1Ø66 8,320]

 

2 hours ago, Sophie said:

Way to miss the point.

Well someone did. 😜

 

[Mr. Hooper 8,927]

 

[JazzyNips 189]

21 hours ago, Edmilson said:

I don't recall such huge marketing push when John Williams' Star Wars Sequel scores were released. Maybe I'm misremembering, but seems Lucasfilm is putting more effort into the marketing of this score than Williams'.

It's a shame we never got a Boys Noize remix of Rey's Theme with a Captain Phlasma helmet vinyl.

[LB Makes Stuff 500]

On 07/05/2026 at 8:54 PM, Edmilson said:

I don't recall such huge marketing push when John Williams' Star Wars Sequel scores were released. Maybe I'm misremembering, but seems Lucasfilm is putting more effort into the marketing of this score than Williams'.

I think it's a matter of trying create interest in this film, as there hasn't been a Star Wars movie in almost 7 years. Film scores have been becoming more mainstream in recent years, and they're aware that 2x Oscar winner Ludwig is popular amongst the general film scene, so why not capitalize and market that they have him for the first Star Wars movie in years. All that being said, I do not understand a shoddy trap remix being the single you drop for this score, as it gives no insight to what listeners will actually hear. If they were smart, they'd drop the music from the AT-AT sequence we've seen in the marketing and at early showings, much like what Universal did with Rebirth's Boat Chase sequence (not that it was shown in theaters, but that was the big sequence that was marketed outside of the T-Rex river scene and had a single released).

[gbatfatf 109]

Remember the disco track on Close Encounters? The more things change…

[Edmilson 12,370]

46 minutes ago, LB Makes Stuff said:

All that being said, I do not understand a shoddy trap remix being the single you drop for this score, as it gives no insight to what listeners will actually hear

After a lot of market research, focus groups and insights into Gen Z's Spotify listening habits, Disney found out people who listen to Ludwig Göransson's scores also listen to trap remixes.

 

They also found out people who listen to John Williams also listen to... Jerry Goldsmith, James Horner, Alan Silvestri and, sometimes, Hans Zimmer 

[Groovygoth666 1,204]

2 hours ago, Sophie said:

Remember the disco track on Close Encounters?

No, but I remember the disco track for Star Wars 

 

[Nick1Ø66 8,320]

On 8/5/2026 at 12:18 AM, Mr. Hooper said:

It's been going on long enough that it can't be called a "fad" anymore. It might be here to stay.

I think you may be right. It’s been 50 years since the Apple II and this whole computer fad still hasn’t passed.

[Chen G. 6,138]

7 hours ago, LB Makes Stuff said:

I think it's a matter of trying create interest in this film, as there hasn't been a Star Wars movie in almost 7 years.

 

Every once in a while I'll be reminded "Huh, I wonder what Lucasfilm is up to!" and I'll check. They have like a dozen projects - half of which are trilogies or multi-season shows - but most of them are in the "Eh, we'll see what becomes of this" category.

 

Bizarre.

[Rachael Foley 10,161]

20 hours ago, Sophie said:

Remember the disco track on Close Encounters? The more things change…

The worse they get?

20 hours ago, LB Makes Stuff said:

I do not understand a shoddy trap remix being the single you drop for this score, 

For the cluuub.

[BloodBoal 8,700]

8 hours ago, Rachael Foley said:

For the cluuub.

 

The kanjiklub?

 

[Mr. Hooper 8,927]

15 hours ago, Rachael Foley said:

For the cluuub.

[Edmilson 12,370]

Box office for Prada 2 after two weeks: $433.2M ($144.8M stateside, $288.4M abroad).

 

It defeated the big movie of this week, Mortal Kombat 2, at the box office (mostly because of Mothers Day, but also because come on, last MK movie was dogshit and this one doesn't look to be that much better). With MK out of the way, it will have the next weekend entirely for itself before Mando premieres.

 

I'm pretty sure it will make over $600M before the end of its run. Maybe it can reach $700M? With a lot of boy-centric big blockbuster adventures coming out, this will be the biggest movie for females until, what, Toy Story 5? When is the next Collen Hoover adaptation coming out?

 

But the biggest question that interests us here (specifically @Nick1Ø66) is: can The Mandalorian & Baby Yoda reach the surprisingly huge numbers of Prada 2?

 

@Jay: in order not to disrupt conversation from the Mando movie, what do you think about creating a new thread just for you and Nick's bet on Prada vs Mando, and moving some posts, this one included, to there? Or you can just move them to the already existing Box Office thread.

[Nick1Ø66 8,320]

But the entire point of the bet was disruption!

 

[Mr. Hooper 8,927]

Wait, Jay took the bet? I'm off the hook? 

[Nick1Ø66 8,320]

No, that just means two JW affiliated charities will be getting donations. 😜 

 

And that goes both ways, if Mando wins, I’ll donate twice. It’s all for a good cause!

[Mr. Hooper 8,927]

10 minutes ago, Nick1Ø66 said:

No, that just means two JW affiliated charities will be getting donations. 😜 

 

I may have to cut back on groceries, but I'll make it work. 

 

[LB Makes Stuff 500]

New clip

[Xander Harris 9,665]

That CGI looks atrocious.