Director Jon Favreau on "The Mandalorian and Grogu"

In Hollywood, you never know who you might run into. In a warehouse filled with "Star Wars" props and puppets, standing at the door of an Anzellan ship, was one of the stars of "The Mandalorian and Grogu": Grogu himself (Baby Yoda to some), green, wrinkly, and undeniably cute. "The cute stuff in 'Star Wars' tends to be a little weird-looking," said director Jon Favreau. "It's not like 'Disney cute,' it's 'Star Wars cute.' And so, he's got weird little hairs and sharp little teeth in there and wrinkly skin, and claws!" As Favreau showed us, that's by design: "There's an analog, handmade feel to a lot of the characters and a lot of the costumes and a lot of the puppets from 'Star Wars,'" he said. Director Jon Favreau with correspondent Tracy Smith in the "Star Wars" warehouse filled with spaceships, puppets and costumes. CBS News In the "Star Wars" universe, Favreau is a force. In 2019 he created the Disney+ show "The Mandalorian," a space western with a blaster-wielding bounty hunter who protects the tiny but powerful alien Grogu. Favreau's new movie is based on the show. "The Mandalorian and Grogu," which comes out this week, is the first "Star Wars" film to hit theaters in nearly seven years. And apologies to Pedro Pascal (who plays the Mandalorian), but his costar tends to steal every scene. Favreau says he didn't anticipate how much the character of Grogu would blow up: "We knew it would be exciting," he said. "We didn't realize quite what a phenomenon it would be. …