This is the Pokémon Way

This is the Pokémon Way is a 2023 Japanese-American live-action/anime space Western crossover film co-produced by The Pokémon Company, OLM Inc., Lucasfilm Ltd., Fairview Entertainment, Golem Creations, and Toho and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is a crossover between the Pokémon anime and The Mandalorian and is set in between the events of The Mandalorian episodes "The Jedi" and "The Tragedy" and the Pokémon XYZ episodes "Making Friends and Influencing Villains!" and "Championing A Research Battle!". Directed by Jon Favreau from a screenplay and story from SuperHeroTimeFan, the film involves Ash Ketchum and his allies meeting Din Djarin and going on an intergalactic trip to keep safe Grogu safe and contend with the Galactic Empire and its forces. Sarah Natochenny, Ikue Ōtani, Haven Paschall, Mike Liscio Jr., Alyson Leigh Rosenfeld, Michelle Knotz, Eric Stuart, James Carter Cathcart, Bill Rogers, Veronica Taylor, Colleen O'Shaughnessey, Emily Bauer, Anairis Quiñones, and Emily Jenness reprise their respective voice roles from the Pokémon anime, while Pedro Pascal reprises his live-action role from The Mandalorian as Din Djarin and David Acord returns to provide vocal effects for Grogu, respectively; additionally, Temuera Morrison, Rosario Dawson and Corey Burton reprise their respective roles as Boba Fett, Ahsoka Tano and the voice of Cad Bane, with the motion-capture for the latter being provided by stuntman Dorian Kingi, while Idris Elba plays the mysterious Eighth Brother, Ariana Greenblatt, Josh Hutcherson and Matt Berry play new characters and Mark Hamill reprises his signature longtime role as Luke Skywalker.