Rogue Squadron Star Wars movie canceled by Disney

Rogue Squadron, the troubled Star Wars movie, has been removed from Disney’s motion picture schedule, meaning it currently has no Star Wars theatrical release in the pipeline.

In a schedule update that was sent to media, the news included changes to 11 Disney movie premieres scheduled for March 2023 through July 2024.

Patty Jenkins, the director of 2017’s Wonder Woman and its 2020 sequel, was brought aboard to direct what Lucasfilm boss Kathleen Kennedy said would be a story set in a “future era of the galaxy.” Filming was expected to begin this year, with a release targeting Christmas 2023.

The Hollywood Reporter, November 20, 21 reported that these plans were delayed due to scheduling conflicts and other commitments. Jenkins is attached to a third Wonder Woman movie for Warner Bros. and in pre-production, about the Egyptian leader Cleopatra, written by and starring Wonder Woman’s Gal Gadot.

For now, that means all of Disney’s Star Wars eggs are in its streaming TV basket. Already, Lucasfilm has premiered Boba Fett’s Book Obi-Wan Kenobi Disney Plus was launched earlier in the year. AndorThe third season of focuses on the origins and evolution of the Rebel Alliance prior to the Original Trilogy. It will premiere Sept. 21. Season 3 of Mandalorian The launch will take place in February 2023. Shows about Lando Calrissian, the Jedi Ahsoka Tano and other topics are also being planned.

The most recent Star Wars feature film is 2019’s Skywalkers are on the RiseThis, despite being a commercial hit, was still the Sequel Triology’s lowest-grossing product and was an absolute disaster. Its performance, plus an underwhelming reception for 2018’s Solo: A Star Wars Story It is believed that Lucasfilm and Disney were forced to revise their theatrical plans.

Disney has replaced the planned theatrical release for Kenobi and Fett by their Disney Plus adaptations. One point attached: Motion picture projects The Last Jedi Director Rian Johnson Game of ThronesDavid Benioff (showrunner) and D.B. Even though Weiss has never been officially scheduled or publicly announced, it is still possible to be in limbo.