Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker It was the last time that the franchise honored the big screen and, after years of announcements, The Mandalorian and the Grogu will be the next feature film to go out in theaters. The movement to make it the following Star Wars The film is not a surprise given the massive success of the series on Disney +. As a first live action Star Wars TV series, The Mandalorian Keeping simple with a lonely premium hunter endeavor to the premium, he was initially after and had a change of heart. While the show began as an autonomous business with few links with the great galaxy, this would change as the series progressed. In the second season, The Mandalorian began to connect more to others Star Wars works, with Dave Filoni Clone wars become a key contributor.
The Mandalorian Finally, brought characters like Bo-Katan Kryze, Ahsoka Tano, Boba Fett and even Luke Skywalker in his second season only. THE Star Wars The franchise consists more than live films and programs, with animation, books, comics, video games and other media that kept him alive as part of the Global Canon. Today, the franchise has never felt more connected between the mediums. The Mandalorian and the Grogu will continue the return of Zeb Orellios to Star Wars Rebelsas well as another surprising character, based on the news of Bear star Jeremy Allen White joining the next film.
Updated by Lauren Younkin on May 11, 2025: Thanks to the most recent celebration of Star Wars, the creative team of Mandalorian and Grogu shared a lot of information on the next film, including more on Rotta The Hutt by Jeremy Allen White. While fans are looking forward to May 2026, this article is updated to include the most recent news on The Mandalorian and the Groguand reflect the current publication standards of CBR.
Rotta The Hutt’s Star Wars History so far
The character was introduced in Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Jeremy Allen White will enter the Star Wars Universe as one of its most obscure characters: Rotta Le Hutt (otherwise called “stinking” by Ahsoka Tano), Who is the son of Jabba Le Hutt. Rotta appeared for the first time in the controversial Star Wars: The Clone Wars Film, which launched the animation series. While Clone wars The series would become loved by fans, the animated film which served as early was not as well received.
Jon Favreau de Mandalorian & Grogu explains why Rotta the Hutt by Jeremy Allen White is so different from Jabba
Mandalorian and growled director Jon Favreau, explains why Rotta The Hutt by Jeremy Allen White is so different from his father, Jabba.
In the center of the film directed by Filoni was Rotta Le Hutt, that the Confederation of Independent Systems has kidnapped under the direction of Count Dooku with the help of Ziro The Hutt, the great-uncle of Rotta. The removal was put in place in an attempt by Dooku to harm the reputation of the Jedi order in the midst of a negotiation between the Galactic Republic and the Hutts. The Sith Acolyte of Dooku at the time, Asajj Ventress, would become the sole responsible for the kidnapping of Rotta de Jabba. This finally led to a rescue mission involving Anakin Skywalker and his new Padawan Ahsoka Tano.
Anakin and Ahsoka were finally able to save Rotta on the teeth of the planet. On the way back to Tatooine, Rotta died almost due to a disease, but Ahsoka managed to keep him alive. Dooku also tried to kill Rotta but failed, and the Huttlet was returned to her father on Tatooine. Rotta would never appear in Clone wars Series during the episode of season 3 “Sphere of Influence”. Given Rotta’s meaning in the Star Wars Galaxy like Jabba Hutt’s son, His absence of the rest of Clone wars And other stories have triggered a lot of fans speculation over the years.
The status of the Hutt clan in the New Republic
Dark Vader contributes to the fall of the Hutts
Jabba appeared for the first time in Return of the Jedi and only appeared briefly A new hope And The ghost threatBut the Hutt clan had a huge impact Star Wars Galaxy since the time of the High Republic. The clan recently played a major role in thE Star Wars Outlaws video game, but As the story reaches the new Republic, the Hutt clan is not the powerful gangsters that they were once.
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Before Jabba the death of the Hutt in Return of the JediThe Hutt clan suffered a major blow during Bonus hunter war Cartoon arc by Charles Soule. The scenario deals with the transfer of Han Solo in carbonite. After the chief of Crimson Dawn Qi’Ra had a hand on Han Solo, an auction occurs. This leads to the Hutts, the Galactic Empire and other criminal unions that join the event organized by Qi’RA to obtain solo.
Jabba was finally able to gain auction, but Dark Vador crushed the event and caused chaos. This led to a battle between the Hutts and the Empire, and with an order from the Emperor, Vader would continue to kill the Grand Hutt councilwho attended the event. Jabba was the only survivor of Dark Vader’s attack, but his reign has not lasted much longer since his death shortly after in the hands of Leia Organa.
With Jabba Dead, Boba Fett would end up sitting at the top of his throne in his palace after having killed Bib Fortuna in a post-key scene for The Mandalorian Season 2. Boba Fett’s bookTwo twins Hutt challenges Boba’s control on the throne of Jabba, but end up apologizing and offering him a grudge. So, at the time of The Mandalorian and the Grogu During the new Republic, the power of the Hutt clan has become almost extinguished. With Rotta le Hutt inclusion in history, there is a good chance that he will not be in the same position of power as his father.
Is Rotta the Hutt at the center of the next Mando adventure?
Rotta now seems much older than fans of clone wars remember him
The inclusion of the route in The Mandalorian and the Grogu is surprising because its only major appearance was in one of the most badly examined Star Wars The films have never released, but it’s also part of the charm of the franchise. So what kind of role could he play in the new film? Its role in Clone wars The film greatly recalls the intrigue of The Mandalorian, With the rescue of an infamous Star Wars species in the form of a baby. Like groguic species, Hutts can live for thousands of years, and so far, Only a few decades have passed since Rotta was a baby. However, recent images of Star Wars Celebration Japan 2025 indicate that Rotta has grown since a bit since the public saw it last.
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Since Lucasfilm maintains the secret of the project and that White is such an eminent actor, Rotta Le Hutt could play an important role as bad in the film, seeking to bring the Hutt clan to the importance after the fall of his father. As the son of a major character like Jabba Le Hutt, Rotta the absence of the hutt of Star Wars stories since Clone wars has remained a mystery. Given the size of a role that the Hutts played in the galaxy, the role of Rotta in The Mandalorian and the Grogu could have major implications, continuing the unification of Star Wars franchise since he made his debut Clone wars Film 17 years ago.
The Mandalorian and Grogu mark the return of Star Wars to the film
The film arrives in theaters on May 22, 2026
There were initially plans for Disney’s successful series The Mandalorian To receive a full season 4 to continue its story, but it has changed after the WGA and Sag-Aftra 2023 strikes. Although it is not clear if this season will always occur, the creators of the series Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni always direct Mando and the grove in cinema. This duo wrote the film’s script in addition to the production of Favreau. However, fans know nothing else about history at the moment. However, the creative team has confirmed a detail: the involvement of Zeb Orrelios, a character introduced by Star Wars Rebels which appeared in season 3 of The Mandalorian.
In addition to this information, Disney also revealed some distribution members for the film. Pedro Pascal is, of course, ready to resume his role as Din Djarin, but also included are the tastes of Jeremy Allen White aforementioned as Rotta Le Hutt, Jonny Coyne returning as an imperial war, and Sigourney Weaver as a New Republic pilot named Ward. Production The Mandalorian and the Grogu Concluded at the end of 2024, and the film now owes its debut on May 22, 2026. Although fans of the television series had a whole wait Star Wars Universe, in particular with the inclusion of characters from previous franchises like Rotta Le Hutt.
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The original trilogy represents The heroic development of Luke Skywalker as a Jedi and his fight against the Galactic Empire of Palpatine alongside his sister, Leia. The prequels tell the tragic background of their father, Anakin, who is corrupt by Palpatine and becomes Dark Vador.
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