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New Star Wars Film The Mandalorian and Grogu Confirms Icon of Cinema as Surprise Cast Member Following New Trailer

Martin Scorsese voices a unique four-armed shopkeeper in the upcoming Star Wars film continuing The Mandalorian series, set to premiere May 22.

  • On Tuesday, the trailer revealed Martin Scorsese appears in The Mandalorian and Grogu, voicing a four-armed Ardennian shop owner who interacts with Pedro Pascal's Din Djarin.
  • Jon Favreau, director, co-wrote the film with Dave Filoni, Lucasfilm CEO, continuing The Mandalorian, which ended in 2023, while Martin Scorsese, director and actor, has over 50 directing credits and prior voice roles.
  • In the crowded market scene, the four-armed Ardennian shopkeeper retorts in his New York drawl after Din Djarin says `I'm looking for a Hutt` and places a glinting coin, while footage shows Din duking it out with Rotta voiced by Jeremy Allen White.
  • Pascal's Din vows to burn through `gangsters` and `war criminals`, while Sigourney Weaver's fighter pilot stresses the mission `isn't about revenge` but `preventing another war`.
  • Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu premieres in theaters on May 22, marking a theatrical continuation later this year as the New Republic protects the Rebellion's gains with Din Djarin and Grogu.
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Oscar-winning director joins Star Wars with cameo in The Mandalorian and Grogu

New trailer shows Martin Scorsese in voice role as an Ardennian shopkeeper

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The 83-year-old director lends his voice to a character in The Mandalorian & Grogu, seven years after the controversy over franchise films.

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Martin Scorsese and "Star Wars" – a combination that no one saw coming. Martin Scorsese enters a far, far away galaxy – at least with his voice. The Oscar-winning director takes over a voice cameo in the upcoming movie "The Mandalorian and Grogu" and lends his voice to a so-called Ardennian. Who are the Ardennians? The Ardennians are a four-armed, humanoid species that fans could get to know for the first time in "Solo: A Star Wars Story"....

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/Film broke the news in on Tuesday, February 17, 2026.
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