Pre-launch › Announcement & positioning · Aug 2024 · T−659
Sigourney Weaver confirms she is in the film
Weaver told Deadline in August 2024 that she was playing a role and had met Grogu on set. Her character was not named until later.
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The desk has not opened the original Deadline interview; NME and TVLine report it.
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- Aug 2024 · T−659
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- Pre-launch › Announcement & positioning
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- Here's when 'The Mandalorian' movie is coming to cinemasNME · 05 Dec 2024 · nme.com · SecondaryVerifies: 22 May 2026 release; Weaver's August 2024 comments to Deadline
- 'Star Wars': Jeremy Allen White Cast in 'The Mandalorian and Grogu' MovieTVLine · 09 Dec 2024 · tvline.com · SecondaryVerifies: White to voice Rotta the Hutt, per Deadline; Weaver joined in August 2024
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Jeremy Allen White cast as the voice of Rotta the Hutt
Deadline reported that The Bear star would voice Jabba the Hutt's son in a sizeable role, not a cameo. Lucasfilm later used the casting in trailers and press.
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