Disney has forged a Mandalorian and Grogu villain, which factors to additional ties with the Star Wars Sequel Trilogy and notorious return of Emperor Palpatine.
As reported by Deadline, Jonny Coyne will reprise his position from The Mandalorian Season 3, the place he performed a villainous Shadow Council member solely often called Imperial Warlord.
He appeared in an Episode 7 scene alongside Giancarlo Esposito’s Moff Gideon and the remainder of the Shadow Council, discussing some main Star Wars lore together with Grand Admiral Thrawn and one thing known as Project Necromancer, which is all however confirmed to be the revival of Emperor Palpatine.
While Coyne’s character is not concerned instantly on this course of, which results in the occasions of Star Wars: Episode 9 – The Rise of Skywalker, it does verify that The Mandalorian and its characteristic movie sequel aren’t finished with the Shadow Council storyline.
The solely different Star Wars movie or TV present to develop on this storyline is Ahsoka, which introduced again Grand Admiral Thrawn correct, and given it is directed by Dave Filoni, co-creator of The Mandalorian and producer on The Mandalorian and Grogu, and this movie is directed by his fellow co-creator Jon Favreau, all indicators to this point level to Star Wars delving deeper into this storyline.
The Mandalorian and Grogu is the primary Star Wars movie since Episode 9 and hits theatres on May 22, 2026. Only a couple of forged members have been revealed to this point, however alongside Coyne stars Sigourney Weaver and, reportedly, The Bear star Jeremy Allen White as Jabba the Hutt’s son.
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He’ll speak about The Witcher all day.
