The anticipation for Dave Filoni’s Star Wars movie set in The Mandalorian-era has only grown since the conclusion of the Ahsoka series, and the director has already provided a hint as to how it will impact the franchise. Filoni’s The Mandalorian movie is expected to be a culmination of the events that take place in Star Wars Disney+ TV shows such as The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett, Ahsoka, and soon-to-arrive Skeleton Crew. The story has already been compared to an Avengers-esque team-up of heroes like Din Djarin and Ahsoka Tano to face off against Grand Admiral Thrawn, and now, Filoni may be hinting towards another important detail.
In speaking with Empire, Filoni describes the importance of a movie having a moment that can “define an era,” likening it to Luke Skywalker blowing up the Death Star in A New Hope. He ties it into the idea of “characters coming together” as well, something that’s inevitable for his upcoming Star Wars movie.
To me, a theatrical experience has to have a big idea – a monumental moment in the time period that changes what’s happening. What Tony [Gilroy] has done [in Andor] and what we did in Rebels, everything then changes when Luke blows up the Death Star. You’re looking for those moments that define an era, and that’s what the films really should be about – whether it’s characters coming together, or a defining moment.
Filoni, then, is pointing towards what viewers can start to expect from his movie. If the idea of the characters coming together for a defining moment in a movie is so important to him, then there’s some idea of what that defining moment might be.
Ahsoka Set Up One Major Galactic Event – The Fall Of Coruscant
By the time of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Coruscant is no longer the capital of the New Republic. At some point, it moves to Hosnian Prime, and Filoni’s Star Wars movie could be the moment where this change is finally seen – and it may be because of the fall of Coruscant. The Mandalorian season 3 spent quite some time on Coruscant, with episode 3 having spent nearly its entire duration there, and now Ahsoka has also done the work of tying in the New Republic and Coruscant. All of this could be leading to the fall of the infamous capital, especially now that Thrawn has returned.
Whatever this moment may turn out to be in Filoni’s Star Wars movie, one thing is for certain: the movie will define The Mandalorian-era. The inevitable team-up of the heroes already promised to start that effort, but Filoni’s commitment to create a memorable moment only emphasizes it. The fall of Coruscant would be a perfect moment for Filoni to show in his movie, but no matter what he puts on the big screen, his film will change Star Wars and The Mandalorian-era – and likely for the better.
