The casting news, reported by The Insneider and confirmed by The Hollywood Reporter, apparently has White voicing Rota the Hutt, the son of Jabba the Hutt, the portly crime boss first seen in “ Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi ” (1983).

Jeremy Allen White has landed an unexpected new role playing Jabba the Hutt's son in upcoming Star Wars film The Mandalorian & Grogu.

Jeremy Allen White is gonna be calling Jabba the Hutt “Papa”? Who’s going to play Mama the Hutt, and can her DNA be strong enough to justify casting White as an alien? Variety confirmed that White will voice Rotta the Hutt,