
Following the news that Dave Filoni and Lynwen Brennan will take over as Lucasfilm co-presidents, plus the Deadline.com Kathleen Kennedy exit interview, we have an up-to-date list of the status of numerous Star Wars films, and even the possibility of an Indy return.
It will be interesting to watch the progress of all these projects over the coming months and years.
- Dave Filoni’s Mandoverse Film – Status: On Hold
- According to The Hollywood Reporter this project is on hold.
- Donald Glover’s Lando Film – Status: In Development
- Kathleen Kennedy said “Donald Glover has turned in a script.”
- Rian Johnson’s Star Wars Trilogy – Status: On Hold
- Kathleen Kennedy said “I do believe he got spooked by the online negativity. I think Rian made one of the best Star Wars movies. He’s a brilliant filmmaker and he got spooked. This is the rough part.”
- Simon Kinberg’s Star Wars Trilogy – Status: In Development
- Kathleen Kennedy said “He wrote something that we read in August, and it was very good, but not there. We’ve pretty much upended the story, and then spent a great deal of time on the treatment, which he finished literally about four weeks ago. And it’s a very detailed treatment, like 70 pages. And so he is expected to give us something in March.” She continued, “I know that Dave and Lynwen are very much on board with what Simon’s doing, and that would be a new trilogy.”
- Shawn Levy’s Star Wars: Starfighter – Status: To Be Determined
- Kathleen Kennedy said “With Shawn’s movie, this could go on, but it’s not our intention right now. We really made the movie as a stand-alone story. But you cannot ignore the fact that this young actor is so good. I will be very surprised if he doesn’t go on and we don’t try to see if there might be future stories. But it was kind of nice not going into this and not having to think that way. We could just make a movie and tell a story.”
- James Mangold’s Dawn of the Jedi Film – Status: On Hold
- Kathleen Kennedy said “Jim Mangold and Beau Willimon wrote an incredible script, but it is definitely breaking the mold and it’s on hold.”
- Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy’s New Jedi Order Film – Status: On Hold
- Kathleen Kennedy did not mention this film at all, although from comments made by Daisy Ridley they are waiting for a new script.
- Steve Soderbergh & Adam Driver ’s The Hunt for Ben Solo – Status: Rejected by Disney
- Kathleen Kennedy said “Steve Soderbergh and Adam Driver turned in a script written by Scott Burns. It was just great. Anything’s a possibility if somebody’s willing to take a risk.”
- Taika Waititi’s Star Wars Film – Status: In Development
- Kathleen Kennedy said “Taika has turned in a script that I think is hilarious and great. It’s not just my decision, especially when I’ve got a foot out the door.”
- A sixth Indiana Jones Film – Status: To Be Determined
- Kathleen Kennedy said “You never know. But we are all still here, Steven and Frank and I, and Harrison and George. So we get to say whether there’s going to be any more, or not.”
Which projects listed here would you like to see? Let us know….
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