Overview

• Appearing on Good Morning America, White confirmed he is voicing Rotta the Hutt and described realizing the significance of the role after speaking with director Jon Favreau.
• He said he recorded lines before filming began, returned for additional sessions after production, and expects to do more, suggesting an involved performance.
• Marketing depicts Rotta’s live-action debut as a grown, muscular Hutt seen celebrating in a gladiator-style arena, contrasting his baby appearance in 2008’s The Clone Wars.
• The official synopsis sets the film after the Empire’s fall, with Din Djarin and Grogu enlisted by the New Republic, and lists Sigourney Weaver as a New Republic colonel and Jonny Coyne as an Imperial warlord.
• The Mandalorian & Grogu is scheduled for a May 22, 2026 theatrical release, while rumored plot elements such as Rotta’s captivity or involvement with characters like Embo remain unconfirmed.