Dave Filoni, the creator of Star Wars: The Clone Wars and executive producer of the beloved Disney Plus series The Mandalorian, has some thoughts on where the latter show's breakout cutie Grogu (or Baby Yoda for those who understandably have trouble letting go) was during the events of the franchise's sequel trilogy. Considering his species can live over 900 years, that's a ton of wiggle room. But even so, anything could happen.
Despite Rian Johnson's The Last Jedi being goofy at times, it's still an essential entry in terms of quality and storytelling. But one thing, in particular, stands out about th Star Wars sequel trilogy: the title. Daisy Ridley's Rey could be the actual "last Jedi," but that doesn't mean she's the last Force user who isn't a total pouty jerk like Adam Driver's Kylo Ren. This means that, while little Grogu's Force powers don't necessarily make him a Jedi, he could still be around at that time, decades after the events of The Mandalorian. But how would that work?
Filoni recently spoke with The Hollywood Reporter about his time as one of the big shots behind Star Wars and some plans for the future, and one topic that came up was where Grogu was during the sequel trilogy. "That's a great question, and we talk about many different things," he replied. "That's a question for a bunch of characters by the way, not just Grogu. Where are they during these events? If anything, having made The Clone Wars and weaving a tale so intricately between two movies that were much closer together, I've learned that there's expansive room in this galaxy for us to tell stories and have characters doing things."
That may seem like a non-answer, but Filoni was talking about more than the remarkable variety of Star Wars shows. "As a kid, when Yoda said, 'When gone am I, the last of the Jedi will you be,' to Luke, I took that very literally," he continued. "Well, now we know that's anything but true. There are many different people that could wield the force, and maybe Luke is the last Jedi as far as what Yoda would consider a Jedi. So we'll just have to wait and see how the story evolves and what makes sense. But in my experience, there's definitely a way to weave everything together and make it exciting. It's possible it would never even have to cross over with what we saw [in the sequel trilogy] if the story has us somewhere else."
Filoni appears to have a different view of the connected Star Wars universe than some fans. While many fans want to see pretty much every aspect of Star Wars cross over with the rest in some way, he sees how vast and widespread the stories are getting. The idea seems to be that, given the variety of stories in this universe, even those taking place simultaneously don't need to connect. So not every series going forward will have a "Boba Fett meets Din Djarin" moment.
But that also doesn't mean Grogu isn't around anymore by the time The Force Awakens takes place, so don't worry. There's plenty of space for more stories involving the little green dude. Grogu will likely mess with Google searches for a long time to come. After all, he's only a bright, young, 50-year-old child.
The Mandalorian season 3 releases new episodes Wednesdays on Disney Plus.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
