Yesterday, a new rumor dropped that suggested Lucasfilm was putting all of theirStar Warsspin-off movies on hold indefinitely. These projects included theBoba FettandObi-Wan Kenobi moviesand were reportedly put on hold due to the sluggish box office earnings from [Solo: A Star Wars Story}. However, it appears that those rumors are “inaccurate,” according to a source at Lucasfilm.
ABC News spoke to a source at Lucasfilm who said the rumors that they were putting the spin-off movies on hold were untrue. Additionally, the source confirmed that there are “multiple"Star Warsfilms currently in development that have yet to be officially announced. Both theBoba FettandObi-Wan Kenobiprojects have not been announced by Lucasfilm at this time, so it seems likely that they are still in development for the time being. While some believed that the idea of Lucasfilm taking a step back was a wise decision, it appears that everything is still full steam ahead. The ABC News report says.
“Lucasfilm told ABC News there are still multipleStar Warsfilms currently in development that have not been officially announced. Those projects are moving forward separate from an already-announcedStar Warstrilogy being overseen byThe Last Jedidirector Rian Johnson and another series of movies fromGame of Thronesproducers David Benioff and D.B. Weiss.”
Even with the rumors stating that theStar Warsspin-off movies were going to be put on hold, the other projects were always expected to be moving forward without any problems. Rian Johnson’s new Trilogy, David Benioff and D.B. Weiss' series, Jon Favreau’s live-action TV series, and theResistanceanimated series are all in various stages of development as well as theBoba FettandObi-Wan Kenobiprojects. Additionally, it sounds like there’s even more that we don’t know about.
TheStar Warsspin-off rumors seem to have come from a report that theObi-Wan Kenobimovie had lost its director, Stephen Daldry. The report went on to say that Daldry had left beforeSoloeven hit theaters, which threw a monkey wrench into theSolotheories. While Daldry could be out, this is also an unconfirmed rumor. Even if the director has left the project, Lucasfilm will undoubtedly get someone else on board to get theObi-Wan Kenobispin-off on the big screen.
There’s going to be a lot ofStar Warsprojects hitting theaters over the next handful of years, so it’s best to be prepared for the onslaught. Some fans are going to be really excited that all of these projects are still in development, while others are going to be upset. It’s just the nature of theStar Warsbeast. For now, Lucasfilm will be putting its focus onStar Wars 9, which is gearing up to begin production in a few weeks. Until then, you can read the new report denying the Lucasfilm spin-off rumors atABC News.
