The Mandalorian and Grogu Ride Tauntauns in New Big Game Spot

Din Djarin and Grogu swapped Clydesdales for tauntauns in a new The Mandalorian and Grogu Big Game commercial that played during the Seattle Seahawks vs. New England Patriots showdown. The spot is a loving homage to classic holiday-style ads, reimagined for a galaxy far, far away.

Leave it to Din Djarin and Grogu to steal a spot on football's biggest night. A tense clash between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots was interrupted by a very un-Earthly sight: the Mandalorian and his little green companion dashing through the snow on a wagon pulled by a team of tauntauns.

An Extended Cut With a Classic Twist

The Big Game spot plays directly with the nostalgia of classic Clydesdale-driven holiday commercials, only Lucasfilm has swapped the horses for a pack of tauntauns — the shaggy, reptomammalian beasts that Rebel troops rode across the icy wastes of Hoth in The Empire Strikes Back. The result is instantly iconic: a pitch-perfect mashup of sports advertising and Star Wars visual language.

A Star-Studded Adventure From Jon Favreau

The Mandalorian and Grogu, directed by Jon Favreau, follows an all-new adventure for the legendary Mandalorian bounty hunter Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) and his young apprentice Grogu. The film also stars Sigourney Weaver and Jeremy Allen White, and is produced by Favreau, Kathleen Kennedy, Dave Filoni, and Ian Bryce, with music by Oscar-winning composer Ludwig Göransson — the same team behind the show's instantly recognizable sound.

What This Means for Star Wars Fans

Big Game spots have become a de facto temperature check for how much a studio is banking on a movie, and Lucasfilm clearly sees The Mandalorian and Grogu as a major summer event. The tauntaun gag shows the film is leaning into the playful side of Star Wars fandom alongside its more mythic storytelling. The Mandalorian and Grogu arrives, filmed for IMAX, exclusively in theaters on May 22, 2026.