One of the biggest surprises of this year’s “Star Wars” celebrations was the announcement that Dave Filoni would be developing and directing a feature film set in the New Republic era. Filoni already writes, directs and executive produces several series on Disney+, including “The Mandalorian,” its spin-off “The Book of Boba Fett,” and the upcoming “Ahsoka.”
With his deep connections to these storylines and characters, Filoni is the man who could bring them all together on the big screen. But he is also just that – a man. With the overhead of a feature film, will existing streaming shows start to take off? Only a fourth season of “The Mandalorian” (which has already been written) has been confirmed. Beyond that, things are not that clear cut.
“They are engaged,” Favreau confirmed to TheWrap during the London ceremony. ,[Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy has] Was hinting at doing a closing story and it’s all being done very thoughtfully because now you have not just the movie but ‘Ahsoka’, ‘Skeleton Crew’, ‘Book of Boba Fett’ and ‘The Mandalorian’ all in one. exist in the same time period. We have to make sure that it is all well coordinated.”
“The great thing about streaming is that we’ve been able to experiment with some storytelling and introduce new stories and new characters that people haven’t necessarily seen or discovered,” Kennedy said. or in Dave’s case [with ‘Ahsoka’], evolving from the animation he’s working on. So we have, across the board, everybody that’s working in television and film, it’s all the same people. We are all talking amongst ourselves. We all know what’s happening in the gaming world, what’s happening in the publishing world.
“So what develops in streaming comes from those discussions, and then moves into the television space,” he continued. “So it’s not like we were locked into some things that are only in television and some things that are only on the film side. In fact, I think one of the exciting things about ‘Ahsoka’ is that it’s streaming.” The movie will evolve from space to space.
“It’s a big group effort in ‘Star Wars,'” Filoni said. “And I think it’s strengthening us as a team. So, you know, we’ll see. I’m dictating a lot of things now and what goes where, which characters go where, and We’ll see how it all shakes out.
For now, it looks like Rosario Dawson’s double lightsaber Ahsoka is destined for the big screen.
Filoni’s fellow executive producer, Jon Favreau, who mentored the director in live-action, is a “Star Wars” feature film in his future?
“I am honestly very happy working in streaming as a writer. “It’s great to be able to generate so many stories,” said the “Iron Man” director. “But more than that I get to collaborate with other filmmakers, which I don’t get in any film. I’m with Dave, because I’m producing with him, but I love being able to work with all the filmmakers. I just want to make a big universe.
‘The Mandalorian’ is currently wrapping up its third season, while ‘Ahsoka’ will debut in August. “Skeleton Crew” starring Jude Law is set to premiere in 2023. Filoni’s feature film doesn’t have a release date yet.
