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Dave Filoni and Jon Favreau explain why The Mandalorian and Grogu doesn't open with the traditional Star Wars crawl.

Key Points

• Former Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy previously told Entertainment Weekly that all future Star Wars films would use the iconic yellow text.

• Instead, Filoni and Favreau say they're saving the crawl specifically for Skywalker films.

Notice something missing fromThe Mandalorian and Grogu?

No, we're not talking aboutAhsoka or Admiral Thrawn.The big-screen adaptation of the popular Disney+ show doesn't feature another familiar component of theStar Warsuniverse — the iconic opening crawl.

The apparent omission comes despiteLucasfilmpresident Kathleen KennedytellingEntertainment Weeklyin 2023that those blocks of bright yellow text would continue sliding across the screen in all of the franchise's future films.

Instead,The Mandalorian and Grogu, now in theaters, delivers some opening context in a light blue font that remains stationary against a starry backdrop.

DirectorJon Favreauand his co-writer, Lucasfilm presidentDave Filoni, join EW'sDebunkedvideo series to explain.

"We've only seen the crawl in the Skywalker saga films," Favreau says, referring to the prequel, original, and sequel trilogies. "Solodid not have a crawl.Rogue Onedid not have a crawl."

Filoni notes that all the spinoff films and Disney+ series feature "a blurb that explains some context" thatStar Warsfans should know before they dive headfirst into a galaxy far, far away.

"Ahsokahas a version of a crawl, but we put it in red, and it's strictly vertical. It doesn't go back," he adds. "So we find different ways to do it."

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For Filoni, these blurbs are a way to capture "the serial vibe" of the franchise. "But the classicStar Warscrawl is something that we try to reserve only for saga-type films," he says.

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Favreau, meanwhile, vividly remembers seeing the very firstStar Warscrawl in theaters as a child.

"Such an iconic opening. So that's why we don't use the crawl for everything inStar Wars," he remarks. "There's so muchStar Warsnow, so Dave has explained, we save it for the saga."

And, sorry to the Skywalkers, but this is Mando (Pedro Pascal) and Grogu's time to shine. The bounty-hunting father-son duo makes the hyperjump from their Emmy-winning seriesThe Mandalorianto the big screen as they head out on a dangerous new adventure. Joining Mando and Grogu on their journey is Sigourney Weaver, who also participated in theDebunkedseries to address a theory that her character, Colonel Ward, might secretly be an Imperial spy.

"Is it possible? Well, it's an interesting question. You know, politics is difficult and creating a New Republic is difficult," she says. "This is a difficult job that she has, and I think she's been in the service a long time, so I guess it's possible, but unlikely that this woman who came up during the rebellion and is an X-wing fighter pilot would spend one second entertaining the idea of spying for the evil empire."

She adds, "I decide! Today! Now! No!"

The Mandalorian and Groguis in theaters now. Watch Pascal, Filoni, Weaver, and Favreau react to even more movie theories in the video above.

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Lena Dunham concluded her Famesick book tour on Wednesday, May 20, in Los Angeles with a Q&A with Girls castmate Rita Wilson

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• During their conversation, Dunham revealed her husband, Luis Felber, initially thought she was famous for being a curve model

• She explained to the crowd that his kindness and lack of preconceived notions about her made their connection special

Lena Dunhamis sharing that her husband wasn't aware of why she was a celebrity and believed she was famous for what she called the "loveliest" reason.

During the final stop of herFamesickbook tour, Dunham, 40, spoke with former castmateRita Wilsonabout her new memoir and the early stages of her relationship with her husband,Luis Felber.At the Wednesday, May 20, Q&A in Los Angeles, she reflected on her relationship and realized that Felber had not seen her work.

"The thing that was so amazing about meeting him, he'd never seenGirls," she said, before recalling that he was sent a message on Instagram, asking, "Do you think, do you think you could bear to eat dinner with this person?"

Dunham explained that his initial reaction upon receiving that message about dating the well-known woman was to assume it was because she was a curve model.

"He said, 'I thought you might be a curve model,' " she said. "I went, 'That is the loveliest thing I've ever heard,' " she told Wilson.

Wilson, 69, explained that it could be true, telling her to call famed plus-size modelAshley Graham. Dunham jokingly replied, "Well, I'm going to call her after this and see what she thinks I've got to do."

She noted that Felber "didn't seem to come with a lot of preconceived ideas about who I was," adding, "He was present and interested but not too interested."

The creatorofToo Muchshares that Felber is "really amazing." The couple met in 2021 after they were set up on a blind date. A few months later, Dunham and Felbermoved in together. By September of that same year, theymarriedin an intimate ceremony. "I love to talk about him because he fills me with joy," she shared.

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TheGirlscreator told PEOPLE in April that her husband is "aneffervescently kind person."

"And so all that other stuff, like him being funny and cute and cool and creative, is like the cherry on top," she continued. "Lou is able to really hold people's complexity and still do everything in a way that's very anchored in love."

Dunham also shared during the April interview that shefinally feels at home in her own skin.

“Occasionally, I’ll run into something in which somebody makes a comment about my weight or my appearance, and it does not affect me the same way that it used to," she said, explaining, "Because I am so aware of what my body is doing for me."

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In the years beforeFamesickwas published, whileGirlsaired, Dunham hadcandidly discussed criticism of her appearance, no matter her size. “I have been a sample size, I have had my body change because of life, illness, aging, menopause," she toldVarietyin July 2025. "And it is merciless wherever you are.”

The year prior, she toldThe New Yorkershewould not opt for onscreen roles. “I also think that I was not willing to have another experience like what I’d experienced aroundGirlsat this point in my life," she said. “Physically, I was just not up for having my body dissected again."

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Spoiler alert! We're discussing minor details about “The Mandalorian and Grogu” (in theaters now). Stop reading if you haven’t seen the movie yet and don’t want to know what happens.

Did Tatooine just freeze over, or is Martin Scorsese actually ina “Star Wars” movie?

For years, the filmmaking legend has been staunchly against franchise flicks, famously tellingEmpire magazinein 2019 that Marvel movies are “not cinema" and are more akin to "theme parks."

But Scorsese, 83, has seemingly changed his tune at least somewhat, having now voiced a small role in “The Mandalorian and Grogu,” a big-screen spinoff of the Disney+ TV series.

The Oscar winner appears in two early scenes of the film as a brusque fry cook named Hugo, who runs a tiny food kiosk making sandwiches on the seedy planet of Shakari. But when the Mandalorian (Pedro Pascal) shows up fishing for information about the Hutt-turned-gladiator Rotta (voiced by Jeremy Allen White), Hugo immediately closes up shop in a panic.

Later, Mando returns to the multi-armed alien for more details about the gangsters who are holding Rotta captive. Hugo warily shares what he knows, although he expresses concern for his family’s safety if the mobsters discover he’s a snitch. (“I’ve got 12 little ones at home,” Hugo tells Mando gravely.)

Scorsese ultimately has very little to do in "The Mandalorian," aside from shout phrases like “I don’t want your credits!” or “Everybody knows Rotta the Hutt. That guy’s a monster!” But hearing his unmistakable voice is one of the unexpected pleasures of the film.

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Pascalrecently told USA TODAY’s Brian Truittabout having A-list costars such as Scorsese, White andSigourney Weaver, who plays a veteran New Republic pilot named Colonel Ward.

“I credit [director] Jon Favreau for the embarrassment of gifts that has been being a part of this world,” Pascal said. “It’s a total dream.”

Scorsese has previously done extensive acting work: playing himself in NBC’s “30 Rock” and Apple TV’s “The Studio,” and voicing a pufferfish in the animated “Shark Tale.” He has also made cameos in many of his own films.

The director received widespread derision from superhero fans for his comments about Marvel. He clarified his stance ina New York Times opinion piecepublished in the wake of the backlash.

“In many places around this country and around the world, franchise films are now your primary choice if you want to see something on the big screen,” Scorsese wrote at the time. “It’s a perilous time in film exhibition, and there are fewer independent theaters than ever."

He went on to call it a “chicken-and-egg issue,” adding, “If people are given only one kind of thing and endlessly sold only one kind of thing, of course they’re going to want more of that one kind of thing. … The situation at this moment is brutal and inhospitable to art.”

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Martin Scorsese's surprising 'Star Wars' cameo in 'Mandalorian'