Disney screened almost half an hour of The Mandalorian & Grogu for fans on May the 4th, and the preview was enough to completely change my tune on the upcoming Star Wars blockbuster. The Mandalorian & Grogu marks the first time a live-action Star Wars TV show has transitioned to become a movie, and all eyes are on this experimental move to see if it will pay off. With the movie just weeks away from release, there remains a lot of skepticism among the Star Wars fandom over whether The Mandalorian & Grogu will be worth going to the big screen for.The Mandalorian & Grogu is directed by Jon Favreau, who also served as creator, writer, and director on The Mandalorian series alongside Dave Filoni. The movie picks up from the events of Season 3 of The Mandalorian, shifting a planned Season 4 into a two-hour blockbuster film instead. The marketing for The Mandalorian & Grogu so far has left a lot to be desired. Early trailers gave little idea of what the movie was actually about, nor why it was worthy of the cinema treatment. A lackluster Super Bowl spot also did little to move the needle. Read full article on The Direct.