THE MANDALORIAN & GROGU Will Cost Less Than A Season On Disney+; Updates On Shooting And Season 4

THE MANDALORIAN & GROGU Will Cost Less Than A Season On Disney+; Updates On Shooting And Season 4

We have some big updates on The Mandalorian & Grogu for you, including how much the movie will likely cost, how long it will shoot for, and what the deal is with The Mandalorian season 4. Check it out!

By JoshWilding - Feb 20, 2024 11:02 AM EST
Filed Under: The Mandalorian
Source: Bespin Bulletin (via SFFGazette.com)

Lucasfilm first revealed plans for The Mandalorian & Grogu last month and we now have an update on what will eventually be the first Star Wars movie to arrive in theaters since 2019's The Rise of Skywalker.

Bespin Bulletin (via SFFGazette.com) has shared an update on the project today, revealing that Din Djarin and The Child's big screen debut will shoot from June to October. That's a four-month window and a little shorter than the six months devoted to The Mandalorian season 3 for principal photography. 

You'd think this would mean The Mandalorian & Grogu would be ready for a 2025 theatrical release but, as of now, it looks like May 2026 is still the plan. Lucasfilm has never rushed the show's post-production process, so perhaps we shouldn't be surprised the same will apply to this movie.

The site also reveals that, while Mando is heading to theaters, the budget will be less than an eight-episode season. The Mandalorian season 1 is thought to have come in at $15 million per episode and we'd be willing to bet the costs have only increased since then; either way, the site believes the budget will total $120 million or less. 

Disney is looking to move away from $250+ million blockbusters and won't want a repeat of The Rise of Skywalker a movie which ended up boasting a bloated $300 million price tag. Now that Disney+ has all those subscribers locked in, an argument could be made that it doesn't make sense to keep producing a costly series like The Mandalorian to get them to stick around; then again, that back catalogue will only hold people's attention for so long. 

As for where this leaves The Mandalorian season 4, the site explains, "All signs currently point towards it just being The Mandalorian and Grogu entering production in just four months time. I don’t see the fourth season being filmed and completed ahead of the start of The Mandalorian and Grogu, even if it were less episodes."

It's previously been rumoured that Favreau's scripts for that next batch of episodes evolved into a movie after last year's WGA strikes. However, as The Mandalorian is such a big draw on Disney+, season 4 could still follow somewhere down the line. Only time will tell. 

"I have loved telling stories set in the rich world that George Lucas created," Favreau said in a statement when news of these movie plans first broke. "The prospect of bringing the Mandalorian and his apprentice Grogu to the big screen is extremely exciting."

Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy added, "Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni have ushered into Star Wars two new and beloved characters, and this new story is a perfect fit for the big screen."

Disney needs some guaranteed box office hits after a rough couple of years and The Mandalorian & Grogu is bound to succeed in that respect. Both characters are massively popular with hardcore and casual fans, and it will be interesting to see what sort of story this movie tells and whether it justifies the leap from streaming to theaters.

As always, stay tuned to SFFGazette.com for all the latest Star Wars updates. 

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Evansly
Evansly - 2/20/2024, 11:11 AM
Ah so that is the real reason
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 2/20/2024, 11:17 AM
Cool!!.

I just hope this movie is a return to form from S3 (which i thought was decent but the weakest season so far imo).

Putting the focus back on Mando & Grogu is a good start after they felt somewhat sidelined in S3 imo.

Gizmoduck
Gizmoduck - 2/20/2024, 12:46 PM
@TheVisionary25 - I hope they flesh out grogu more this next season and by the movie hes not in his mech or his pod, but actually walking and talking. Hes adorable, and been a fun character - but too many seasons now and hes still basically a force wielding sack of potatoes that has an eating problem.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 2/20/2024, 1:11 PM
@Gizmoduck - I get yeah

I would like to atleast know where he came from and his species but I can see wanting to keep an air of mystery about them too

He has somewhat developed but idk how much more you can develop something that’s basically still a child
Gizmoduck
Gizmoduck - 2/20/2024, 3:42 PM
@TheVisionary25 - Yeah, him being a child is what holds back excitement for the movie for me - yoda is 900 when he fades, so their infant/toddler years could be 100 years for all we know. But you would hopefully get some speech after a few years for a race that is very wise and force sensitive.

I cant wait to see him in mando armor while also using the force. In the books the Mandalorians are so interesting.
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 2/20/2024, 11:25 AM
Rise of Skywalker
Budget $300+ million
Box office $1.077 billion

Madame Web
Budget $80–100 million
Box office $51.9 million

Are we sure low-budget is the way to go?
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 2/20/2024, 11:40 AM
@ObserverIO - yes. Mediocre writing though? No
mountainman
mountainman - 2/20/2024, 11:45 AM
@ObserverIO - I mean we could use Indy 5 as the high budget example and Joker as the low budget example and it would prove lower budget is better.

There probably isn’t a universal rule. But bigger budget = bigger risk.
ShimmyShimmyYA
ShimmyShimmyYA - 2/20/2024, 11:48 AM
@ObserverIO - budget got nothing to do with that
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 2/20/2024, 12:02 PM
@mountainman - All of the successful low-budget cbms are R-rated. Usually a budget will have to be reduced to lower the risk when making a film R-rated, but the r-rating itself becomes the selling point.

Films like Joker, Logan and Deadpool feel dangerous and the lack of censorship is a refreshing palette cleanser when compared to movies that feel more manufactured by comparison.

Without the r-rating though, a low budget franchise movie will just come off like a porn parody.

This is why I think Kraven and Venom have more of a chance than Madame Web, because they will be r-rated. They will still be shit. Sony gonna Sony. But they will feel more enticing due to the danger factor of Spider-Man related movies with sex, violence and curse words.

And who doesn't like sex, violence and cussing? The three foundations of art and entertainment right there.
lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 2/20/2024, 12:30 PM
@ObserverIO - even tho Rise made a lot of money, the quality sucked.

This film will probably feel like an extended episode that is maybe around 1hr 15min. long. What do I know anyways.
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 2/20/2024, 12:33 PM
@lazlodaytona - No you're completely right. I think the majority of fans would agree with you for sure. Which reminds me...

@bkmejer - Rise of Skywalker also had mediocre writing. Maybe not quite on the level of spiders in the amazon with my mom right before she died, etc. But it was pretty bad.
MCUKnight11
MCUKnight11 - 2/20/2024, 11:29 AM
Disney is going all in on Pedro Pascal. Leading both of their biggest and most important franchises with Mando and F4. Not to mention Last of us as well. Someone needs to give Pascal's agent a raise.
lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 2/20/2024, 12:31 PM
@MCUKnight11 - I wonder what this guy did for the higher-ups to become so important. I hope it wasn't gross.
Matchesz
Matchesz - 2/20/2024, 1:33 PM
@MCUKnight11 - they really should have gone for an unknown for Reed Richards…
supermanrex
supermanrex - 2/20/2024, 11:38 AM
well duh. its obviously cheaper because they are filming four to five hours less content now.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 2/20/2024, 11:41 AM
@supermanrex - exactly. The Mandalorian already has cinematic quality, so they only need the budget of two or three episodes combined. It better have a smaller budget
supermanrex
supermanrex - 2/20/2024, 12:35 PM
@bkmeijer1 - my only issue is im spoiled on having so much more of a full mando experience with 6 hours of content. i might feel cheated with only 2 hours. granted the seasons can be a slow burn at times. i hope they bring it.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 2/20/2024, 2:41 PM
@supermanrex - if we get a full season and a movie, I'd say you're getting spoiled even more. Few would've anticipated a show and a movie
supermanrex
supermanrex - 2/21/2024, 9:24 AM
@bkmeijer1 - i think they are shelving the season for the movie. its supposed to be a truncated 4th season.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 2/21/2024, 9:26 AM
@supermanrex - kinda why I want a six episode season, and the movie serving as a two-part finale (so in screentime, it's the same as an eight episode season). That way they save costs and get their big screen movie
WakandaTech
WakandaTech - 2/20/2024, 11:42 AM
Disney is basically saying

"Our crappy movies are loosing 100 of million of dollars at the box office

Our solution is to invest less in our crappy movies

You will still get awful movies but we will lose less money on them
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 2/20/2024, 11:44 AM
If they wanna have lower budgets, I think they should make the movie the season 4 and series finale though. That way they can shoot it back-to-back and probably save some more momey even.

As for the release date, I don't see Star Wars dropping in May as long as Marvel keeps releasing big movies in May as well. With Avatar in 2025, '28 and '31, Star Wars could drop it's four movies in 2026, '27, '29 and '30 easily. No hurry.
mountainman
mountainman - 2/20/2024, 11:47 AM
@bkmeijer1 - The track record of building up movies from shows isn’t a great one. I’d argue is best to keep them separate to not turn off the GA who hasn’t watched the show.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 2/20/2024, 2:40 PM
@mountainman - I think that can still be achieved fairly well with it serving as the show's finale. The opening scroll could serve as a recap for those that have watched it, and a summary for those who haven't watched the show
WakandaTech
WakandaTech - 2/20/2024, 11:44 AM
Imagine this news

Disney doing a big budget Star Wars Trilogy based on 'Knights of the Old Republic'


Instead the news is

Disney making a low budget Madalorian and Grogu movie

lol
Clintthahamster
Clintthahamster - 2/20/2024, 11:56 AM
@WakandaTech - Yeah, why would they go with a movie based on currently popular characters, when they could gamble that audiences would be interested in watching three movies about characters and settings that they've never heard of?
dragon316
dragon316 - 2/20/2024, 11:55 AM
This will be intersting movie will cheaper than season does it less space travel no space battles more staying on planet in one place
Clintthahamster
Clintthahamster - 2/20/2024, 12:06 PM
@dragon316 - The episodes did all of that with a around $20 million per episode. A feature will be the lengthy of about three episodes, so they'll actually be working with roughly twice the budget they usually have for the time allotted. They can go bigger, if they want to.
TheOtherOn
TheOtherOn - 2/20/2024, 12:18 PM
No one cares about SnoreWars anymore... 🥱😴

This just in tho!

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