{"id":2432638,"date":"2026-05-26T12:24:05","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T12:24:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2432638"},"modified":"2026-05-26T12:24:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T12:24:05","slug":"star-wars-movie-the-mandalorian-and-grogu-gets-a-glowing-review-from-hideo-kojima-an-entertainment-spectacle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/star-wars-movie-the-mandalorian-and-grogu-gets-a-glowing-review-from-hideo-kojima-an-entertainment-spectacle\/","title":{"rendered":"Star Wars movie The Mandalorian and Grogu gets a glowing review from Hideo Kojima: &#8220;An entertainment spectacle&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><i>When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.<\/i><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Credit: Disney<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Hideo Kojima has shared his latest review, and it&#8217;s pretty glowing. The video game maestro has watched new Star Wars movie <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/mandalorian-grogu-everything-know-far-150718169.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:The Mandalorian and Grogu;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;The Mandalorian and Grogu&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">The Mandalorian and Grogu<\/a> and it seems like he&#8217;s a big fan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I watched Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu in IMAX,&#8221; the Death Stranding creator wrote on X. &#8220;Back in 2019, I had only seen the opening of The Mandalorian while examining the LED-shot &#8220;virtual production&#8221; technology, but this time I had no problem diving in.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He went on to add: &#8220;Action, car chases, close-quarters combat, sword fights, gun battles, death matches, aerial combat, giant monsters, giant mechs. A complete &#8220;everything versus everything&#8221; showcase. CGI, puppets, special makeup, animatronics, stop motion.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Kojima even went on to add he loved how &#8220;the behind-the-scenes craftsmanship feels like it has everything packed in&#8221;. He concluded: &#8220;Nearly every element from across the entire history of the Star Wars saga is in as well. An entertainment spectacle made with craftsmanlike skill by Jon Favreau.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It&#8217;s a pretty lengthy review from Kojima who either goes all in with his reviews or leaves them brief, like <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/movies\/articles\/hideo-kojima-seen-return-silent-110056896.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:his verdict on Return to Silent Hill;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;his verdict on Return to Silent Hill&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">his verdict on Return to Silent Hill<\/a>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Mandalorian and Grogu opened to a solid box office over the Memorial Day weekend taking in $100 million domestically. This is roughly equal to the last cinematic spin off Solo back in 2018, but it&#8217;s not clear yet whether The Mandalorian and Grogu will continue to grow over the coming weekends.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">For more on the film, check out our T<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/entertainment\/star-wars-movies\/the-mandalorian-and-grogu-review\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:he Mandalorian and Grogu review;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;he Mandalorian and Grogu review&quot;}\" class=\"link \">he Mandalorian and Grogu review<\/a> as well as our breakdown of all <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/entertainment\/star-wars-movies\/the-mandalorian-and-grogu-easter-eggs-cameos-star-wars\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:The Mandalorian and Grogu Easter eggs;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;The Mandalorian and Grogu Easter eggs&quot;}\" class=\"link \">The Mandalorian and Grogu Easter eggs<\/a> and what happened in our <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/entertainment\/star-wars-movies\/the-mandalorian-and-grogu-ending-explained-star-wars-spoilers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:The Mandalorian and Grogu ending explained;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;The Mandalorian and Grogu ending explained&quot;}\" class=\"link \">The Mandalorian and Grogu ending explained<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Disney Hideo Kojima has shared his latest review, and it&#8217;s pretty glowing. The video game maestro has watched new Star Wars movie The Mandalorian and Grogu and it seems like he&#8217;s a big fan. &#8220;I watched Star [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2432639,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[378674,322233,397767,477271],"class_list":["post-2432638","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-hideo-kojima","tag-mandalorian","tag-mandalorian-and-grogu","tag-virtual-production"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Star-Wars-movie-The-Mandalorian-and-Grogu-gets-a-glowing.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2432638","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2432638"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2432638\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2432640,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2432638\/revisions\/2432640"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2432639"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2432638"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2432638"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2432638"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}