Pedro Pascal and Jon Favreau could be forgiven for wishing they were in a galaxy far, far away on Wednesday after their new Star Wars spin-off was torn apart by unimpressed critics.
The science-fiction adventure, directed by Favreau and starring Pascal as the enigmatic Din Djarin, is the latest big budget addition to the rapidly expanding franchise following its acquisition by The Walt Disney Company in 2012.
With the film reuniting Djarin’s titular Mandalorian with loyal ward Grogu, an infant member of the same alien race as Yoda, expectations were high after both characters were warmly received by fans in previous spin-off shows The
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