The troubled movie slate of Star Wars is making another shake. Report from Varietyincluding Kevin Feige’s Mystery Star Wars Films and Patty Jenkins’ Shelving Rogue SquadronBut not all Star Wars movies are on hold. At least some are still in development.
Two that are still on track, at least nominally, are the Taika Waiti project he’s supposed to star in, and Rian Johnson’s Star Wars trilogy, which supposedly went dark after 2017’s somewhat mixed reaction. . the last jedi — sequel trilogy films directed by Johnson.
The Patty Jenkins movie, which was supposed to be the next release on Disney’s release calendar, was originally scheduled for a December 2023 release, but was indefinitely delayed to September. The next Star Wars movie is supposed to be Taika Waititi’s, but there’s been no real word on the progress on that movie since it was announced in 2020. Become.
As for the more mysterious film in the Star Wars lineup, Kevin Feige’s project, which is yet to be written or directed, also seems to have been shelved, Variety reports. It was announced and lived until last year, but it seems to have bitten the dust in the meantime.
As for Rian Johnson, Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy says the company still wants to work with him, but he’s still working on it. knife out sequel and poker face For now, it can keep him busy.
This leaves big questions on the Star Wars calendar for the long term. could also fit, and even the first film in Rian Johnson’s trilogy is apparently still in the works.
At this point, Waititi’s Star Wars movies seem the most likely to fill the 2025 window, but there’s still a six-year gap between them in 2019. rise of skywalker And the next Star Wars movie. Disney has consistently filled that gap with a full stack of streaming series, ignoring the fact that Star Wars is essentially a big-screen franchise, even though it can’t find its way to theaters. It is difficult.
