Star Wars: Rogue Squadron, the firstStar Warsfeature film since 2019’sThe Rise of Skywalker,has officially been delayed. The film fromWonder Woman 1984director Patty Jenkins was due to begin shooting next year but has now been removed from the upcoming production schedule.
Star Wars: RogueSquadronwas first announced back in 2020 during Disney’s investor day. In a short video featuring Jenkins dressing up in an X-wing pilot suit, the director discussed her passion for the new project, citing her real-life fighter pilot father as inspiration. While the new film bears the same title as thepopularStar Warsvideo game and book series, Jenkins has said that the film will be an original idea about a new generation of fighter pilots.
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While Jenkins has been developing the film for over a year, according toThe Hollywood Reporter,producers onStar Wars: Rogue Squadrondecided to delay production due to the director’s busy schedule and prior commitments. The film was supposed to begin preproduction at the end of the year, with production slated to begin in 2022.Rogue Squadronwas originally intended to be the first feature film from Lucasfilm sinceStar Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.WhileRogue Squadronis still eyeing a December 2023 release date, it’s unclear whether it will still premiere before other upcoming projects. Disney and Lucasfilm are pursuing at least two other feature films, one from Marvel Studios head Kevin Fiege and another fromThor: Love and Thunderdirector Taika Waititi.
It is reportedly hoped that Jenkins will return to the project once she sees through her earlier commitments. Jenkins' most recent film wasWonder Woman 1984,the highly anticipated sequel to 2017’sWonder Woman,which she also directed. Despite poor reviews and the sizable loss of box office revenue due to a limited theatrical release, Warner Bros. is pursuing a thirdWonder Womanmovie with Jenkins set to return to the director’s chair. Jenkins is also slated to directa newCleopatrafilmfor Paramount PicturesstarringWonder Womanlead Gal Gadot as the Egyptian Queen. It’s unconfirmed whether these commitments are the reason for theRogue Squadrondelays. Regardless, Jenkins certainly has her hands full.
Meanwhile, Lucasfilm appears to be dominating in the world of television streaming with shows such as theextremely popular live-action seriesThe Mandalorianas well as the non-canonical anime anthologyStar Wars: Visions. The studio has several high-profile TV shows lined up for Disney Plus includingThe Mandalorianspin-off seriesThe Book of Boba Fett,which recently premiered its first trailer last week. Also coming to Disney Plus is theObi-Wan Kenobilimited series and anotherMandalorianspinoff,Ahsoka.
Star Wars: Rogue Squadronis currently set to premiere in theatres on December 22nd, 2023.
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