TheaterEars Brings "The Director's Experience" to Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu—Jon Favreau's Synchronized Commentary, Free Through the App, Starting June 5

BURBANK, CA — June 4, 2026 — TheaterEars today announced that The Director's Experience comes to Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu beginning June 5, letting audiences hear director/co-writer/producer Jon Favreau's commentary timed precisely to the film as it plays—free through the TheaterEars app, in any participating theater, with no premium ticket required.

Favreau is the rare filmmaker built for this format. As creator of The Mandalorian, he introduced Grogu and built the world this film brings to theaters; his career also spans Iron Man, The Jungle Book, The Lion King, and Chef. The Director's Experience puts that perspective directly in the audience's ears.

"Star Wars fans are some of the most detail-obsessed audiences in the world, and Favreau is the rare filmmaker who can satisfy that curiosity," said Dan Mangru, CEO of TheaterEars. "Hearing him explain a scene while you're watching it—in the theater, in the moment—is a reason to go, and a reason to go again."

"Star Wars has always been about the experience of sitting in a theater and being transported," said Jon Favreau, director/co-writer/producer of Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu. "Getting to talk fans through these moments while they're living them—what we were going for, what's hiding in the frame—is something you just couldn't do before. I'm thrilled to share it this way."

TheaterEars pioneered the synchronized theatrical director's commentary with Project Hail Mary (directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller)—the first of its kind—which drove repeat viewership and strong post opening weekend retention. To use it, moviegoers open the app, select their movie theater and showtime, download the audio, put in their earbuds, and the commentary syncs to the film at the theater. TheaterEars also delivers multilingual dubbed tracks and audio description.

The Director's Experience for Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu will be available beginning June 5, free, wherever the film is playing in participating theaters.

Learn more: https://theaterears.com/directors-experience

About TheaterEars TheaterEars is a mobile platform (iOS and Android) delivering synchronized supplemental audio—dubbed tracks, audio description, and director's commentary—through moviegoers' own earbuds in any theater. With over 3 million registered users across the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico, TheaterEars makes the theatrical experience more immersive, accessible, and rewarding.

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