And Belloni asserts that one other project has been quietly “shelved” due to creative differences, too. Weiss exited their own Star Wars project, a new trilogy of films that would have reportedly explored the origin of the Jedi. Most recently, Game of Thrones creators David Benioff and D.B. All the trouble behind the scenes since the Disney takeover in 2012 hasn’t helped. Like Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm seems to value the voice of the many over the vision of a singular storyteller, with the buck stopping at Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy, who has led the Star Wars franchise to over $6 billion at the box office over five movies, but hasn’t always been a popular steward for the saga among a certain group of fans for various reasons. Abrams and The Rise of Skywalker.Ĭiting Hollywood agents, Belloni says the reason for Lucasfilm’s tumultuous track record is that “top filmmakers are dying to make a Star Wars movie-until they sign on and experience the micromanagement and plot-point-by-committee process.”
Lucasfilm’s collaboration with director Colin Trevorrow on Episode IX also ended prematurely due to creative differences, leading to the return of J.J. Most famously, the studio parted ways with Phil Lord and Chris Miller while they were filming Solo: A Star Wars Story, and brought in Ron Howard to finish the movie, which remains the franchise’s biggest failure at the box office, earning less than $400 million globally. It’s unclear if Jenkins has left the project altogether at this time, but Lucasfilm is no stranger to high-profile breakups with A-list filmmakers.
“Jenkins wasn’t willing to dick around, and she has other projects, notably Wonder Woman 3 at Warner Bros., where she enjoys more creative freedom.” “I talked to a few insiders this week that said the real culprit was the dreaded ‘creative differences’ specifically, Jenkins couldn’t agree on the script with Lucasfilm executives, including senior V.P. Yes, like several other Disney era Star Wars projects before it, it sounds like Rogue Squadron was delayed due to creative differences. According to the outlet, there was a hope that once Jenkins scheduled cleared up she’d be back to finish what she started with Matthew Robinson ( Love and Monsters), who was writing the script.īut a follow up report by former THR editor Matthew Belloni, writing for Puck News, asserts there are bigger problems behind the scenes than Jenkins’ packed schedule. Her other commitments, including the upcoming Wonder Woman 3, which she will direct for Warner Bros., will prevent her from shooting Rogue Squadron next year in time for a big screen bow in 2023. THR reported last week that the delay came down to Jenkins’ busy schedule.
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It was just bad news: Rogue Squadron, the standalone Star Wars movie set to be directed by Patty Jenkins ( Wonder Woman) for a 2023 release, has reportedly been delayed indefinitely. Disney+ Day might have been a letdown for Star Wars fans hoping for lots of big updates about Lucasfilm’s upcoming slate of space adventures, but that doesn’t mean we didn’t get big news last week.
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