TheStar WarsUniverse is desperately in need of a new movie, and Lucasfilm seem to be making up its mind about when those films will be coming from. WhilePatty Jenkins’Rogue Squadronwas said to be out of contention as a viable project at the end of last year, the latest casualty from the other potential projects is the Kevin Feige produced movie that was said to still be in development last year. According toVariety, this potential side-step from overseeing the Marvel Cinematic Universe is now just as dead in the water as Jenkins’ movie.
TheKevin FeigeStar Warsprojectseemed to be one of the more likely projects to be movie ahead at Lucasfilm. Considering both Marvel Studios and Lucasfilm are owned by the Walt Disney Company, it would make sense for Feige to work in-house. In May last year, Feige was reported to have tappedWandaVisionandMultiverse of Madnesswriter Michael Waldron to script the movie, and the writer certainly seemed to be more than happy working on the movie at the time. However, whether it is Feige’s commitment to the MCU’s ongoing story, or Waldron having been taken on to writerAvengers: Secret Wars, it seems that a Kevin FeigeStar Warsmovie was just not meant to be.
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Currently there seems to be three front-runners to be the nextStar Warsmovie, which is slated to hit theaters in December 2025. According to recent reports, there will be an announcement about which movie it that will be at this year’sStar WarsDay event, but for nowVariety’ssources seem to think thatTaika Waititi’s trip into the franchisewill be that movie. With theThor: Love and Thunderdirector having been working on development of the project for a number of months, it has also been suggested that like in a number of his movies, Waititi will also be staring in the film in some capacity.
Another director Lucasfilm are reportedly still “committed to” working with is Oscar-winner Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, who has been reportedly set as the helmer of anewStar Warsmovie written by Damon Lindelofand Justin Britt-Gibson. Obaid-Chinoy has previously dipped his toe into the world comic book projects by directing two episodes of Disney+ MCU seriesMs. Marvel. There have been no further details revealed about what this project may look like, but it looks like it is still moving in the right direction.
Finally,Rian Johnson is still very interested in returning to theStar Warsfranchise, but with hisKnives Outmovies becoming big hits at Netflix, andPoker FaceSeason 2 having just been green lit at Peacock, it is unclear how much space he is going to have in the foreseeable future to work on a bigStar Warsproject.
Other reports have recently suggested that Lucasfilm are eager to move on beyond the Skywalker Saga and into a new era ofStar Warsmovies. Although much of the current slate of TV shows, which includesThe Mandalorian, Ahsoka, Skeleton Crew, The Acolyteand a second season ofAndor, is focused on the same period of time between the existing movies, fans are perhaps ready to see what lies in the galaxy far, far away, in a time not so long, long ago.
