Sci-fi legend Sigourney Weaver became part of Star Wars in 2026 and we already know many details about your role

Don't worry, Sigourney is fine, this is just a photo montage! Image source: Disney / Lucasfilm / 20th Century Studios

Even at the age of 75, Sigourney Weaver does not know any sowing with scum. This applies to both voracious Xenomorphs who come too close in space, as well as for smugglers and bandits in the Outer Rim of Star Wars galaxy.

InSigourney Weaver will provide right and order. At the Star Wars Celebration 2025 currently taking place, she is now expressing itself in more detail about her role for the first time.

I hope I'm a pretty hard boss

The first Star Wars film since 2019 has also been in addition to the two eponymous protagonistsA hard-boiled rebel pilotshow. Because that is exactly the role for which Weaver has been signed.

OppositeColliderat least reveals the actress:

I am a pilot who has risen with the rebellion, and my job is now to protect the new republic from all the scum somewhere in the Outer Rim that managed to get there.

For this I need someone like the mandalorian. […] I had a great time. I hope I'm a pretty hard boss. I have to do the job.

Big change in Grogu?

The small, green sidekick from Mando is also at the center of the Star Wars film. Grogu was a rather unsolved, little guy in the three seasons of the Disney Plus series, which could only show what he had on the box in the face of great danger.

Like Sigourney Weaver oppositeIGNindicates, Yoda 2.0 could have learned a lot in the movie:

I have the feeling that Grogu has developed from a small, learning being to someone who has real skills. And in fact he is now the apprentice and I felt that I could see a big difference to the series.

The Mandalorian and Grogu startetin Germany on May 21, 2026. So it takes a while until a visit to the cinema. It is not known when we can count on a first trailer.

Since no teaser has yet been shown on the Star Wars Celebration in Japan, the in-house Disney fair D23 is the next promising appointment. The event increases from August 29 to 31, 2025 and is known for first insights into upcoming Star Wars and Marvel projects.