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‘Star Wars’: Sigourney Weaver in Talks to Join ‘The Mandalorian & Grogu’ Movie

The Mandalorian & Grogu,' the first Star Wars movie to go into to go into production since 2019’s 'Rise of Skywalker.'

Sci-fi legend Sigourney Weaver has gone up against face-hugging aliens and squared off against colonizers on lush green planets, but she has never faced stormtroopers and galactic bounty hunters. The Mandalorian launched in November 2019 as the flagship show for Disney+, with the character then known as Baby Yoda becoming a pop culture phenomenon. Her portrayal of maternal monster fighter Ripley proved to be a benchmark and blazing leader whose path other screen heroines have since followed.

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