Rogue SquadThe Star Wars movie in trouble, has been removed from Disney’s movie showtimes, meaning the studio currently doesn’t have a theatrical release of Star Wars on its release schedule.
The news comes in a schedule update sent to the media on Thursday afternoon, which made changes to 11 Disney movies that have or have slated release dates from May. March 2023 to July 2024.
Patty Jenkins, director of the year 2017 Wonder Woman and its 2020 sequel, was brought on board to direct what Lucasfilm boss Kathleen Kennedy said would be a story set in a “future era of the galaxy”. Filming is expected to begin this year, with a release aiming for Christmas 2023.
But in November 2021, The Hollywood Reporter reported those plans have been delayed, with schedule conflicts and other commits cited. Jenkins attached to Warner Bros.’ third Wonder Woman movie. and in pre-production, about the Egyptian leader Cleopatra, written and starring Gal Gadot of Wonder Woman.
For now, that means all of Disney’s Star Wars eggs are in its online TV basket. Yes, Lucasfilm has premiered Books by Boba Fett and Obi-Wan Kenobi on Disney Plus earlier this year, with Andorfocuses on the beginnings of the Rebel Alliance before the Original Trilogy, slated to premiere on September 21. The third season of Mandalorian will premiere in February 2023, and shows about Lando Calrissian and Jedi Ahsoka Tano are also planned.
The most recent Star Wars feature film is 2019 The Rise of Skywalker , despite its commercial success, remained the lowest-grossing film of the Sequel Trilogy and was a serious disaster. Its performance, plus an impressive reception for 2018 Solo: A Star Wars Story seems to have caused Lucasfilm and Disney to rethink their theatrical plans.
Disney has replaced the theatrical releases planned for Kenobi and Fett with their Disney Plus adaptations. Motion picture projects are attached at one point The Last Jedi Directed by Rian Johnson and Game of Thrones MC David Benioff and DB Weissthough never officially scheduled or announced, remains in limbo.
