Disney! Stop Announcing Star Wars Movies and Make One

Опубликовано 2 декабря 2024, 15:07

Another week, another Star Wars “announcement” that leads to languished sighs all over the internet. Despite Daisy Ridley saying only a few weeks ago that the Rey-focused Star Wars movie was “evolving” and we’d get an update soon, the news came soon after that the next untitled Star Wars film has been yanked from its December 18, 2026, release date.

And yet, it’s not at all surprising. Regardless of anyone’s thoughts on the quality of individual projects, the Disney Star Wars era has been rife with corporate mismanagement, constant second-guessing, and an inability to envision a future for the property beyond pilfering from its past. It’s a sad state of affairs, but it’s also what Lucasfilm has been doing for far too long, to the point that it’s time we stop giving the company any credence unless they go through a serious realignment. Let’s take a look at why we all need to stop paying attention to Star Wars.

The Rey movie, currently set to be directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, may not have been the movie that just lost its release date, but it most likely was. Even though the film recently lost Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight as its writer, reports have indicated that Rey is important to multiple in-development projects, so her movie (supposedly set after The Rise of Skywalker as she establishes a new Jedi Order) was the most probable candidate to launch the next wave of Star Wars films. Knight departing the project would also be an understandable reason why the film had to be pushed back, as Lucasfilm scrambles to find someone new to pen the script. But that situation is standard operating procedure for the studio, not an aberration.

Yes, far more Star Wars projects have been announced and failed to materialize than have actually been produced during the Disney era. Watch the video for more on this ongoing Star Wars problem and why Lucasfilm needs to get its act together...