Although the Star Wars franchise has thrived since the arrival of Disney+, with hit series like The Mandalorian and Obi-Wan Kenobi becoming some of the biggest shows on the platform, its big screen presence has been languishing since the release of The Rise of Skywalker in 2019. While there were originally some plans for new movie releases from Lucasfilm, it seems that for the foreseeable future, any last hope has been wiped out from Disney’s upcoming release calendar. The Patty Jenkins Directed Rogue Squadron was the only film on Lucasfilm’s release schedule, although the film itself appeared to have been removed from the production list as early as last year, so while the news isn’t a huge surprise, it seems like the final nail on the road. Rogue Squadron chest.
Disney has announced release dates for a number of non-Star Wars projects, such as snow white is scheduled for release on March 22, 2024, followed by Inside Out 2 on June 14, 2024 and Mufasa: The Lion King on July 5, 2024. While there are many Disney films to come in the next two years, there are none right now Star Wars projects that will be released in theaters in the near future.
Rogue Squadron was originally announced in 2020 and would have been the first theatrical Star Wars project released since the Skywalker Saga Closed with The Rise of Skywalker. Cracks began to appear in the film’s production when there had been no casting details or movement in the film, and in November 2021 it was revealed that the film was delayed due to scheduling conflicts with Jenkins’ other projects. Now it seems that fans will have to wait a little longer Star Wars‘Return to the big screen, and indefinitely for Jenkins’ Rogue Squadron.
Lucasfilm recently committed to making Star Wars a theatrical event again
Kathleen Kennedy of Lucasfilm has made it clear that: Star Wars will return to the theaters, and it’s about how best to do that. While many of the Star Wars franchise has somehow focused on Luke Skywalker, the future of Star Wars movies is about going beyond the Skywalker Sagawhat might be the reason Rogue Squadron is no longer in the plans. Kennedy previously said:
“We’re going beyond the existing sequels when we look at our movie space. The sequel era]is what we talk about a lot in terms of where we’re going with our movies, and how far we’re going to go from there. That’s very much the space what we focus on.”
While Star Wars continues to be a dominant part of Disney+, with a new season of The Mandalorian soon together with new series such as Andorra and the acolyteare there any plans for it? The Last Jedis Rian Johnson returns to the franchise with a new movie trilogy and a new Star Wars project is written and directed by Thor: Love and Thunder‘s Taika Waititi. How many of these movies will hit theaters and when is something that only seems to be known to a select few people at the moment.