Pedro Pascal’s CCXP Mexico appearance turns into a heartfelt Star Wars moment as the actor gets visibly emotional while discussing Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu in Mexico City. Pascal and director Jon Favreau arrived as surprise guests at the Sunday panel, giving fans an unexpected closer look at the upcoming Disney film before its May 22, 2026 theatrical release.
The film also stars Sigourney Weaver and Jeremy Allen White, and it marks the first Star Wars feature to reach theaters since Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker in 2019.
Quick Read:
- Pedro Pascal appeared as a surprise guest at CCXP Mexico with director Jon Favreau.
- Pascal became emotional while discussing Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu.
- The actor wore a Mexico men’s World Cup 2026 soccer jersey at the panel.
Pedro Pascal gets emotional as The Mandalorian and Grogu heads to theaters
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Pascal’s reaction at CCXP Mexico was not just celebrity sentimentality. It came from a personal connection to the way Star Wars shaped his own childhood. The Mandalorian first premiered on Disney+ in 2019, and Pascal’s Din Djarin quickly became one of the franchise’s defining modern characters. Now, with The Mandalorian and Grogu moving into theaters, Pascal described the shift from streaming to cinema as something he had quietly hoped for from the beginning.
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“As soon as I saw this, I knew that it would be a new authorship of a streaming experience,” Pascal said, adding (via THR):
“But I always had a dream in my heart that it would be on a big screen because that’s how I was developed as a child. I went to the movie theater so much with my family, and I saw the Star Wars movies on the big screen.”
Pedro Pascal pauses to brush away tears at CCXP Mexico after he mentions watching movies with his family. pic.twitter.com/ounIUY2by9
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Pascal was not merely promoting another studio tentpole. He was talking about a full-circle moment, where a character born on a streaming platform finally gets the old-school theatrical treatment. The emotion grew after Pascal spoke in Spanish, and the audience responded with cheers and chants. He then addressed them again in Spanish and blew a kiss to the fans.
For Star Wars, this is not a small return either because The Mandalorian and Grogu is Disney and Lucasfilm’s first theatrical Star Wars feature in seven years.
Jon Favreau explains Grogu’s bigger role as the movie expands Disney+ story
Pedro Pascal | Credit: Disney+
Favreau made it clear that The Mandalorian and Grogu is not designed only for people who have memorized every Disney+ episode. The goal is to continue the bond between Din Djarin and Grogu while giving new viewers a clear entry point.
We wanted to introduce these characters to a new audience. But for the fans who have been there forever, like [this crowd], we wanted to evolve the relationship. It’s not no longer about the Mandalorian rescuing Grogu. Now Grogu has leveled up. He’s a Mandalorian apprentice. He’s studying under Luke Skywalker. He’s coming into his own, and now he’s discovering and unleashing his abilities.
Grogu is no longer just the protected child in the floating pod. He is being positioned as an apprentice with agency, training, and growing Force abilities. That makes the movie feel less like a continuation made for nostalgia and more like a new chapter for the “Clan of Two.”
The CCXP Mexico panel also included an appearance from Grogu himself, which naturally delighted the room, and the presentation ended with a screening of the movie’s opening footage. That is a sharp promotional move because it gives longtime viewers the comfort of familiar faces while also telling casual moviegoers that this is being treated as a proper theatrical event, not an oversized television episode.
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