The Bear’s Jeremy Allen White has joined the Star Wars universe, as he will appear in The Mandalorian & Grogu… as the son of Jabba the Hutt.
Have you ever seen some casting news and thought “…what?” That’s exactly what happened to me this morning when I saw that, Variety reported, Jeremy Allen White, best known for his role as Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto in The Bear, will play Rotta the Hutt, Jabba the Hutt’s son, in The Mandalorian and Grogu. Right off the bat, this seems like incredibly fun casting to me: You’re telling me that Disney is going to shell out a ton of cash to get someone like White, when you’re just going to cover him up in prosthetics and talk a bunch of nonsense? Get that bag, white, but it’s a surprising choice, although perhaps reflecting how there always have to be big names in every role these days.
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At this point there aren’t really any plot details known about The Mandalorian & Grogu (yes, it’s still called that), so as Variety noted, White playing Rotta the Hutt is basically the first thing he tells us, even if it’s roughly what could happen. . Presumably the titular Mandalorian will get into some trouble with Rotta at some point, but beyond that is anyone’s guess.
The Mandalorian & Grogu was first announced earlier this year, with White’s casting being the second major addition this year. In August it was announced that the iconic Sigourney Weaver had joined the film in an undisclosed role, which is still unknown at the time of writing. Currently, The Mandalorian & Grogu will hit theaters on May 22, 2026, a year and a half from now, and will be the first new film in the franchise since 2019’s Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. We’ll just have to wait and see! if a galaxy far, far away can still attract the public!
