The Mandalorian, Marvel Shakeups, and the Punisher’s 100 Kills (Ep. 18)

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🗓️ 27 May 2026

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Jim Hill and Dan Graney break down a huge week for both Star Wars and Marvel, from the theatrical debut of The Mandalorian and Grogu to major leadership changes inside Marvel Studios and Marvel Comics. They also dig into the evolving future of Galaxy’s Edge, the surprisingly strong response to Punisher: One Last Kill, and why Disney may already be positioning Ryan Gosling’s Star Wars: Starfighter as the franchise’s next major theatrical relaunch. NEWS • Jim and Dan share their reactions to The Mandalorian and Grogu and discuss whether the film feels like “The Mandalorian: Season 4” on a much bigger scale • The opening Bond-inspired action sequence signals a more cinematic approach while still leaning heavily into the Disney+ series formula • Burger King’s Mandalorian and Grogu promotion sparks a deep dive into Disney’s former McDonald’s exclusivity deal and how fast-food tie-ins changed after 2006 • Marvel officially promotes Brad Winderbaum to oversee television, animation, comics, and franchise operations as longtime Marvel executive Dan Buckley steps down • Vision Quest finally gets a Disney+ release date, positioning it between Spider-Man: Brand New Day and Avengers: Doomsday FEATURE • Jim and Dan break down why Punisher: One Last Kill may be Marvel’s strongest street-level project in years • Jon Bernthal’s creative control over Frank Castle appears to redefine how Marvel approaches mature Disney+ specials moving forward • The hosts discuss the surprising reveal that Frank Castle racks up exactly 100 kills during the special • Disney updates Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run with an entirely new Mandalorian-themed adventure featuring Grogu, Coruscant, Endor, and new bounty missions • Box office projections for The Mandalorian and Grogu shift dramatically over Memorial Day weekend as Disney focuses on theatrical success and Disney+ subscriber impact alike HOSTS • Jim Hill - X/Twitter: @JimHillMedia | Instagram: @JimHillMedia | Website: jimhillmedia.com • Dan Graney - YouTube: @TheHubbubbery | Facebook: /thehubbubbery | Website: thehubbubbery.com FOLLOW • Facebook: @JimHillMediaNews • YouTube: @jimhillmedia • TikTok: @jimhillmedia • Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/jimhillmedia/ SUPPORT Support the show and access bonus episodes and additional content at https://www.patreon.com/jimhillmedia. PRODUCTION CREDITS Edited by Dave Grey Produced by Eric Hersey - https://strongmindedagency.com SPONSOR • UnlockedMagic.com - Save on Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando tickets through the trusted team behind DVC Rental Store and DVC Resale Market: https://unlockedmagic.com/?utm_source=partner&utm_campaign=marvelus If you would like to sponsor a show on the Jim Hill Media Podcast Network, reach out today. https://www.jimhillmedia.com/sponsor/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome back to Marvelous Disney, the show, where we talk Marvel, Disney, theme parks, fandom,
0:06.2	movies, comics, streaming, and apparently now theatrical event films that feature very small
0:12.8	green children. I am entertainment writer Jim Hill, and joining me, as always, is Dan Greeney.
0:20.4	Dan, I have to ask, because this is a genuinely historic week for Star Wars.
0:26.6	Did you make it out to the Mandalorian and Grow Group?
0:30.4	Yes, Jim.
0:31.5	I did not just see it, though I assembled a task force.
0:35.4	And we're talking my kids, my parents, my sister, her husband, my niece and nephew, the whole family unit, minus Paula, who's, you know, in Portugal, multiple generations in one theater watching the same Star Wars movie together for the first time.
0:51.2	And gosh, I have to be honest, I don't know how long, but I'll tell
0:56.4	you, there's something about watching a kid who grew up on the original trilogy sitting next
1:01.8	to kids who grew up on the Mandalorian and we're all, you know, reacting to the same screen
1:07.2	at the same moment and that's kind of, you know, what this whole franchise is supposed to do.
1:12.7	That is true.
1:13.6	Now, that multi-generational quality, that's kind of hard to manufacture.
1:20.8	So either story earns that or it doesn't.
1:25.1	And the fact that Grogu, a character that didn't exist till 2019, can anchor that
1:33.6	kind of a moment, says something about what John Favro and Dave Filoni actually built with
1:41.8	that show, The Mandalorian. So, got to ask, how did the family receive it?
1:49.5	Was there a particular moment in the movie that, you know, where everyone kind of locked in together?
1:55.4	You know, I will say it is a strong opening. We all said pretty much the same thing is that it's fun.
2:04.0	And we all, even, you know, my daughter, my son said, it was good.
2:08.3	But my daughter said, well, it was like the show.
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