Star Wars’ Jon Favreau Says The Audience Is Key To Telling A Story Across TV & Film – Looper

Jon Favreau was among the many talented creatives who appeared on Day 1 of Star Wars Celebration 2023. While word that Daisy Ridley is returning as Rey Skywalker set the internet on fire, arguably the most buzz-worthy news came when the trailer of “Ahsoka” dropped. The Disney+ series, which triumphantly brings the animated “Rebels” to the live-action world, will stream this August. And Favreau was quick to say that “Star Wars” fans are key to telling stories across streaming and film platforms.

“At a certain point, the rubber’s going to hit the road in many ways,” Favreau said during his sit-down with IGN. “And the fact that now audiences will accept a permeability between media, which I think has been, you know, with the ‘Star Wars’ films and with the Marvel films.” Indeed, one of Favreau’s crowning achievements came when he brought “Return of the Jedi'” Luke Skywalker into the Season 2 finale of “The Mandalorian.” 

Fans of the original films finally got to see a more mature Luke show off his fighting skills and Force abilities that audiences only caught a glimpse of in “Return of the Jedi.” Skywalker’s rescue of Grogu/Baby Yoda was the perfect marriage of film and streaming, and, hopefully, a taste of things to come. Favreau and the rest of the Lucasfilm teams heading the upcoming streaming series and the new trio of announced feature films should continue weaving these worlds together through mass media.