That’s because the spacecraft that ultimately crashes on earth is a virtual carbon copy of the Nostromo, the ship flown by Ridley (Sigourney Weaver) and her crew in the 1979 film from Ridley Scott.

Baby Yoda is getting the big-screen treatment. The minute-and-a-half trailer opens with a panoramic shot of a spacecraft zooming through the sky. Grogu, with a telescope in hand, is then seen standing ...