Pedro Pascal, Sigourney Weaver, and Jon Favreau Reminsces About The Star Wars universe!
On Star Wars Day, May 4th, Pedro Pascal, Sigourney Weaver, and director-writer-producer Jon Favreau descended on UCI Luxe Cinemas in Berlin for a special fan event, screening exclusive footage from Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu to over 1,000 attendees before taking the celebration to the city’s Spree River for a photo op with fans.
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At the press conference earlier in the day, the trio got nostalgic — recounting the moment each of them fell headfirst into the Star Wars universe.
Jon Favreau was 10 or 11 when the original film hit theatres. “I went with my dad in New York,” he recalled. “I still remember when that giant spaceship appeared, the blockade runner goes by, then the (Star) Destroyer kept going and going. The theatre went from a gasp to laughter to cheering, and it didn’t stop. George Lucas, being the cinephile he is, layered in so many references that I didn’t even understand at the time. The film opened me up to not just Star Wars but to cinema in general. At first, I love it as a spectacle, and as I grew older, I love the storytelling and the humanity.”
Sigourney Weaver, who has a legacy of sci-fi roles, makes her Star Wars universe debut in the film, was equally transported. “I saw it at the Ziegfeld in New York City in 1977, along with thousands of other people. We hadn’t seen anything like it, it really took you to another galaxy, another universe. It had heart, it had humour. But what I loved most was that there were so many different species, and for the most part, they were all getting along. There was the evil empire, but otherwise, no matter what you looked like, you had a home in Star Wars. I loved that about it.”
For Pedro Pascal, Star Wars wasn’t just a film — it was a childhood. “I was born in ’75, so my entire childhood is shaped by those first movies,” he said. “I saw the first Star Wars before Empire Strikes Back and then Return of the Jedi, my personal favourite. I cannot help the memory of finally getting tickets to Return of the Jedi. We had tried like three or four times for the tickets and it was sold out every time. My sister had already seen it and I hadn’t, and it was absolute hell. When I finally got in, it was one of the greatest moviegoing experiences of my life.”
The evil Empire has fallen, and Imperial warlords remain scattered throughout the galaxy. As the fledgling New Republic works to protect everything the Rebellion fought for, they have enlisted the help of legendary Mandalorian bounty hunter Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) and his young apprentice Grogu. Directed by Jon Favreau, “Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu” is written by Jon Favreau & Dave Filoni & Noah Kloor, and is produced by Jon Favreau, p.g.a., Kathleen Kennedy, p.g.a., Dave Filoni, p.g.a., and Ian Bryce, p.g.a., with Karen Gilchrist, John Bartnicki, and Carrie Beck serving as executive producers. The music is composed by Ludwig Göransson.
Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu, an all-new Star Wars adventure filmed for IMAX and opening exclusively in theatres on 22nd May 2026 in English and Hindi.
By Keerti Kadam