The Mandalorian and Grogu Reactions Are Out! What Does This Mean For Star Wars
The Kristian Harloff Show
Kristian Harloff
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🗓️ 15 May 2026
⏱️ 121 minutes
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Summary
Kristian Harloff dives into the biggest entertainment news stories of the day, including the first reactions to The Mandalorian and Grogu, new updates on DC's Lanterns series, major uncertainty surrounding Avatar 4, and the official search for the next James Bond. Early reactions for The Mandalorian and Grogu are finally here, and while the response to the next Star Wars movie is mixed, many fans and critics are praising its action, characters, and return to the big screen. Kristian breaks down what these first impressions could mean for the future of Star Wars films and Disney+.
Plus, the Lanterns showrunner reveals new details about the DCU series, including a surprising time jump and the ambitious visual effects being developed for the Green Lantern adaptation. On the Avatar front, James Cameron comments on the uncertain future of Avatar 4 and whether the franchise timeline could still change. And finally, the next James Bond movie takes a major step forward as official casting gets underway for the new 007.
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| 0:00.0 | The Mandalorian and Grogo. |
| 0:03.1 | First, social reactions are out, including yours truly. |
| 0:08.3 | We'll talk about what we can on the, and I haven't looked at a lot of other reactions. |
| 0:14.7 | So I'll give you a little bit of mine. |
| 0:16.1 | If you've seen me out of the theater, you know my thoughts, but I'll get into it. |
| 0:19.6 | Luke really wants to stop with this lanterns |
| 0:21.4 | show we'll talk about the lanterns thing again uh james cameron still saying the avatar four |
| 0:29.4 | the fate is unclear and they are looking for a new james pond that's underway so let's get into it |
| 0:37.4 | let's talk about it let's see what we are going to |
| 0:41.0 | discuss with myself and winston a marshal here today on the show let's get into it everybody |
| 0:46.8 | here we go did you shit there Welcome back, ladies and gentlemen to the show here today on this Friday. |
| 1:03.7 | Joining me on the Friday show is Mr. Winston. |
| 1:08.4 | What's up, Winston? |
| 1:09.3 | What's good, man. |
| 1:10.6 | Good, man. Good, man. |
| 1:11.9 | Good to have you on the show. |
| 1:13.7 | As we're kind of doing some switches. |
| 1:15.2 | I was telling Chris, |
| 1:16.1 | we were laughing about it because it's like, |
| 1:17.6 | we suggested that that character idea went over like a fart in an elevator. |
| 1:22.5 | So we won't be doing it. |
| 1:23.4 | Well, what, |
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