Star Wars’ Rogue Squadron film is terminated

A TIE Fighter pursues an X-Wing fighter above The Death Star in Star Wars Episode IV: Special Edition (1997)

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Rogue Squadron, the struggling Star Wars film, has actually been gotten rid of from Disney’s movie timetable, implying it presently has no Star Wars staged launch in the pipe.

The information was available in an organizing upgrade sent out to media Thursday mid-day, that made adjustments to 11 Disney flicks that have or had actually best days arranged in between March 2023 and also July 2024.

Patty Jenkins, the supervisor of 2017’s Wonder Woman and also its 2020 follow up, was brought aboard to direct what Lucasfilm manager Kathleen Kennedy stated would certainly be a tale embeded in a “future era of the galaxy.” Filming was anticipated to start this year, with a launch targeting Christmas 2023.

But in November 2021, The Hollywood Reporter reported those plans had been delayed, with organizing problems and also various other dedications pointed out. Jenkins is connected to a 3rd Wonder Woman film forWarner Bros and also in pre-production, regarding the Egyptian leader Cleopatra, composed by and also starring Wonder Woman’s Gal Gadot.

For currently, that indicates every one of Disney’s Star Wars eggs arein its streaming TV basket Already, Lucasfilm has actually premiered The Book of Boba Fett and also Obi-Wan Kenobi on Disney Plus previously this year, with Andor, concentrating on the starts of the Rebel Alliance prior to the Original Trilogy,set to premiere on Sept. 21 The third season of The Mandalorian will certainly introduce in February 2023, and also reveals regarding Lando Calrissian and also the Jedi Ahsoka Tano are additionally intended.

The latest Star Wars function movie is 2019’s The Rise of Skywalker which, although it was a business success, was still the lowest-grossing of the Sequel Triology and also an important catastrophe. Its efficiency, plus an underwhelming function for 2018’s Solo: A Star Wars Story evidently created Lucasfilm and also Disney to reassess their staged strategies.

Disney changed intended staged launches for Kenobi and also Fett with their Disney Plus adjustments. Motion photo tasks connected at one indicate The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson and also Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, although never ever officially arranged or introduced, are however in limbo.

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Source: Polygon

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