‘Star Wars: The Mandalorian And Grogu’ Director Jon Favreau To Headline CinemaCon’s Creative Community Luncheon

Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu director and producer Jon Favreau will be the headliner this year at CinemaCon ‘s Creative Community Luncheon, which in years past has featured such talent as Glen Powell, Colman Domingo, Josh Brolin, Edgar Wright, Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio, Elizabeth Banks, Jerry Bruckheimer, Patty Jenkins, and Jon M. Chu. The event will be held on the final afternoon of the exhibition confab, Thursday, April 16 at Caesars Palace’s Octavius Ballroom in Las Vegas, ahead of Walt Disney Studios’ presentation at 2:30pm PT. This year’s Creative Community Luncheon is sponsored by Fathom Entertainment and by D-BOX Technologies. The Mandalorian and Grogu, opens in theatres worldwide on May 22. It’s the first big Star Wars movie since 2019’s Star Wars: Rise of the Skywalker . The pic stars Pedro Pascal and Sigourney Weaver and is produced by Favreau, Kathleen Kennedy, Dave Filoni, and Ian Bryce, with music composed by Ludwig Göransson. Watch on Deadline Hosted by Cinema United, CinemaCon takes place April 13-16 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. CinemaCon’s 2026 official presenting sponsors are The Coca-Cola Company and Barco. Must Read Stories Hide Articles Wagner Moura Joins Kristen Stewart In ‘Flesh Of The Gods’; A24 Lands U.S. Rights How WGA West Staff Strike Has Exposed Writers’ Growing Frustration With Union Why ‘Summer I Turned Pretty’ Stars Aren’t Cashing In With Big Paydays For Movie Zach Shields Set To Pen ‘Weapons’ Prequel Screenplay Alongside Zach Cregger Read More About: Comments Subscribe to Deadline Get our Breaking News Alerts and Keep your inbox happy. Sign Up No Comments Cancel reply Submit a comment Comments On Deadline Hollywood are monitored. So don't go off topic, don't impersonate anyone, and don't get your facts wrong. Comment Name Email Website Δ