{"id":798,"date":"2026-04-20T17:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T17:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yasbou.com\/?p=798"},"modified":"2026-04-20T17:30:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T17:30:00","slug":"the-mandalorian-and-grogu-set-visit-was-pure-star-wars-magic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yasbou.com\/?p=798","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;The Mandalorian and Grogu&#8217; set visit was pure &#8216;Star Wars&#8217; magic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>When you step on set, <em>star wars<\/em> Movies are the second most enjoyable thing of the day. It&#8217;s a wonderful day. But that&#8217;s exactly what happened earlier this month, when io9 was among a group of journalists invited to watch the first 18 minutes. <em>The Mandalorian &#038; Grogu<\/em> After seeing it in IMAX, visit the film set at a secret location in Los Angeles, California.<\/p>\n<p>The invitation to visit the set seemed odd considering the movie would be released in a month and was shot at least a year ago. Most movies remove their sets when they are finished using them. However, director Jon Favreau had made many films before. <em>the mandalorian<\/em> At least one set from the Los Angeles TV show still stands, as it was transferred from season 3 of the show to the movies. New Republic Bar at Adelphi.<\/p>\n<p>This is a popular watering hole visited by the likes of Carson Teva, Trapper Wolf, and Zeb Orrelios. The bar also appears in the trailer for <em>The Mandalorian and Grogu.<\/em> The set still remains in Favreau&#8217;s house, as this is where they discuss their next assignment with Colonel Ward (Sigourney Weaver).<em> star wars<\/em> Wonderland. Of course, it&#8217;s incredible. Details abound everywhere you look. And there are many places where you can&#8217;t do that.<\/p>\n<p>The bar itself features the heads of so many Imperial Stormtroopers, Scouttroopers, TIE pilots, and more. Includes probe droid head and mouse droid. To blow off steam while drinking, I enjoy playing video games on one console and shuffleboard games on another. Rebel flags fly along with the wings of an X-Wing. Oh, and of course you can sit at the table where Mando talks to Ward.<\/p>\n<p>But again, as I said earlier, if you step on this, <em>star wars<\/em> The set was the second coolest thing I did that day. It was cooler, but a few buildings over, and through a door we entered a room that can only be described as:<em> star wars<\/em> heaven. Everywhere I looked, it was filled with props, creatures, vehicles, and more from most shows from the Disney+ era.<\/p>\n<p>Heads of creatures like Tauntaun, Reek, and Nexhu line the walls like some kind of crazy hunter&#8217;s trophy room. There is also a dragon head of<em> The Mandalorian and Grogu<\/em>was used for reactions on set. There&#8217;s a Mandalorian helmet on one shelf, a bunch of blasters on another, and a dozen droids of all shapes, sizes, and makes stand across from them. In one corner is (mostly) a full-sized N1 starfighter. Elsewhere, a new cockpit <em>razor crest<\/em>was used during filming. Behind it are hidden many animatronic creatures and masks. <em>skeleton crew<\/em>multiple Wookiees, Gamorreans, and of course the GOAT himself, Neil <em>skeleton crew.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>But wait, that&#8217;s not all. There is a 1:1 scale ship that the Anzelites ride on. <em>The Mandalorian and Grogu <\/em>(as seen in the latest trailer), as well as the interior set. Hidden in another corner are a bunch of creatures frozen in carbonite, Grog&#8217;s new pram, a life-size STAP, a life-size AT-RT, and even a preview of Favreau&#8217;s next project. <em>Oswald: Lucky Rabbit.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I looked around the room probably four or five times and still felt like I was missing a lot. It was a transcendent experience and one I won&#8217;t soon forget.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, of course I saw the opening. <em>The Mandalorian and Grogu<\/em> I also talked to Jon Favreau along the way. You can read about them at these links. But actually, visiting the set and this amazing warehouse reminded me why I love it so much. <em>star wars<\/em> so. I hope the same thing happens once the movie is released.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Want more news from io9? Check out everything you need to know about when the latest Marvel, Star Wars, and Star Trek movies will be released, what&#8217;s next for the DC Universe in film and TV, and the future of Doctor Who.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote><\/div>\n<p>#Mandalorian #Grogu #set #visit #pure #Star #Wars #magic<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you step on set, star wars Movies are the second most enjoyable thing of the day. It&#8217;s a wonderful day. But that&#8217;s exactly what happened earlier this month, when io9 was among a group of journalists invited to watch the first 18 minutes. 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