Jon Favreau Details Future of 'Mandalorian' Universe and Following George Lucas' Vision (Exclusive)

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prepares to kick off its third season, creator Jon Favreau has a bold and sweeping vision for the show's potential future and is promising some real excitement for the forthcoming new episodes.Favreau walked the red carpet at season 3 premiere on Tuesday, at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, and he spoke with ET's Ash Crossan about what fans can expect from the show's iconic characters in the new season.«Things certainly will culminate this season, because there's a lot of characters that we've set up and there are all lot of them that are coming together again,» Favreau teased, cautiously. «There are bigger things happening in the galaxy as well.

We have the resurgent Empire and we have the Mandalorians, who are scattered, and there's lots of different factions that are all over the galaxy.»One thing fans saw in was Grogu (or «Baby Yoda» as fans have come to fondly call the character) leaving the tutelage of Luke Skywalker and choosing to return to Din Djarin — a.k.a.

the Mandalorian (played by Pedro Pascal).«Luke also left his teacher to be with his friends and help out in something bigger,» Favreau shared, when asked about what ramifications Grogu's choice may have on the character's future. «So I think we've learned from and what George Lucas established that if you have a certain foundation — just like martial arts or a lot of other skills — you can continue to train on your own or maybe seek out other teachers.»«He's also going to get together with Din Djarin, with the Mandalorian, and there's a lot he has to learn from that world too, different lessons,» he added. «So it will be interesting to see how that combination of mentors affects the way he develops as a character.»According to Favreau, this season has.