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Disney Turns to a Puppet to Break A Star Wars Box-Office Funk

The Wall Street Journal

May 23, 2026

An animatronic ‘Baby Yoda’ is being trotted out on red carpets like a celebrity

- By JOHN JURGENSEN

The breakout star of the celebrity summer-movie circuit is a wrinkly green puppet.

This story is from the May 23, 2026 edition of The Wall Street Journal.

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