The Star Wars franchise undergoes an overhaul and the films are cancelled

The Star Wars franchise seems to be undergoing changes as it is planned for its future, with Lucasfilm choosing to shelve two projects: a film by Kevin Feige and another by Patty Jenkins, which would be located within this universe.

The information comes from Varietywho revealed it rogue squadrona film that would be directed by Jenkins, from Wonder Woman, is no longer under development. The film had already been removed from Lucasfilm’s release schedule. Another feature film that was in the studio’s plans and is no longer is an untitled film that would be produced by Kevin Feige, the president of Marvel Studios.

The publication suggests that the disappointing numbers of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalkeras well as the success of the series released by Disney +, are the focus of the review.

The Rise of Skywalker, on the other hand, imploded in spectacular fashion. The film only earned half of the revenue from The force awakens 2015 and widespread disdain of fans and the development of Star Wars he has been trapped in the swamps of Dagobah ever since. While Disney+ has a solid fleet of live-action series from Star Wars – three broadcast in 2022 alone – not a single feature film Star Wars received the green light, let alone went into production. The first theatrical release of a film is scheduled for December 2025, six years later The Rise of Skywalker.

The film scheduled for December 2025, according to Variety, could be a feature film by director Taika Waititi. Also, the publication revealed that the director must, in addition to directing, play a leading role in the story.

While Lucasfilm hasn’t officially confirmed it yet, the publication does say that the studio is committed to a film. Star Wars by director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, a two-time Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker who made his debut in live-action fiction with two episodes of SM. wonder for Disney+. Damon Lindelof and Justin Britt-Gibson were hired in October to write the screenplay for that film.

As for Rian Johnson, the sought-after director has made no secret of still wanting to do Star Warsfirst announced in 2017, ahead of the release of their film The Last Jedi, and Lucasfilm boss Kathleen Kennedy made it clear that Lucasfilm still wants him. But Johnson’s immediate priorities will keep him busy for years to come.

Also according to Variety, Lucasfilm plans to start revealing its plans for the future of Star Wars at the Star Wars Celebration convention taking place in London on the weekend of April 7th. In addition, there are updates on the future of Disney+ series, such as the latest season of Andor and new productions such as The Acolyte, Skeleton crew AND Ahsoka.

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