New Image Reveals Adult Rotta the Hutt in Mandalorian Film

A new image has revealed an unexpectedly muscular adult version of Rotta the Hutt, son of the notorious crime lord Jabba, set to appear in the upcoming Star Wars film The Mandalorian and Grogu. The character, voiced by actor Jeremy Allen White, emerges as a gladiator fighting in arena pits, marking a dramatic evolution from his debut as a vulnerable infant three decades earlier in the Star Wars timeline. The movie, directed by Jon Favreau, arrives in theaters on May 22, 2026.

Rotta first appeared in the 2008 animated film Star Wars: The Clone Wars, where he was kidnapped by Count Dooku as part of a plot to sow discord between the Hutts and the Republic. Rescued by Jedi Anakin Skywalker and his Padawan Ahsoka Tano, the young Huttlet earned the nickname "Stinky" from Tano during their adventure. That story unfolded during the Clone Wars era, long before the events of the original trilogy, where Jabba met his end at the hands of Princess Leia Organa on Tatooine.

In The Mandalorian and Grogu, which continues the Disney+ series The Mandalorian, Rotta has grown into a formidable figure seeking to forge his own path. Favreau described him to Empire magazine as "in top form, fighting in...