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Untitled Taika Waititi Star Wars film
Directed byTaika Waititi
Written by
Based onCharacters
by George Lucas
Produced byKathleen Kennedy
Production
company
Distributed byWalt Disney Studios
Motion Pictures
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

An upcoming American space opera film is being directed by Taika Waititi and co-written by Waititi and Krysty Wilson-Cairns. Produced by Lucasfilm and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, the film will be part of the Star Wars franchise.

Lucasfilm was interested in Waititi making a new Star Wars film by January 2020, and confirmed his and Wilson-Cairns' hiring that May. By April 2023, Waititi was working on it by himself, with Wilson-Cairns still involved. Filming is expected to begin in 2024.

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By mid-January 2020, Taika Waititi had been approached by Lucasfilm to develop a new Star Wars film. This came after the company was set to take a break from Star Wars feature films following the release of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) due to the mixed reactions to recent films in the franchise. It also came after Waititi received acclaim for directing the first season finale of the Star Wars television series The Mandalorian.[1] On May 4, 2020, Star Wars Day, Lucasfilm announced that Waititi would direct a new Star Wars film, and that he would write it with Krysty Wilson-Cairns.[2] In July, Waititi revealed that he had started writing the script for the film during the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy discussed the film during The Walt Disney Company's Investor Day on December 10, saying it would be "fresh, unexpected, and...unique".[4]

Waititi said in June 2021 that he hoped the film would be his next project after he completed post-production on Thor: Love and Thunder in February 2022, but he acknowledged that he was also attached to write, direct, and star in numerous film and television projects at that point.[5] In May 2022, the film was expected to be the next Star Wars film to be produced, ahead of the previously announced Rogue Squadron,[6] with Kennedy stating that they were aiming for a late 2023 release date but had not yet officially scheduled one.[7] The next month, Waititi said filming would not begin until after 2022 because he was "still trying to figure out what the story is" and had other commitments. He added that he would continue writing the script during the second half of 2022 while he was filming the second season of Our Flag Means Death and the pilot episode of Time Bandits in New Zealand.[8] By March 2023, Waititi was likely expected to star in the film as well.[9] On April 8, 2023, Kennedy stated that Waititi was now writing the film alone.[10] On April 9, 2023, Waititi said that he aims his Star Wars film to be his next project before he restarts work on the live-action adaptation of Akira.[11] On April 10, 2023, a report surfaced that Waititi may continue to work on his Star Wars film after working on Akira.[12] In September 2023, amidst rumors of the film's cancellation, it was revealed that it was still in development and that Waititi would resume writing the script after the conclusion of the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike.[13]

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Principal photography is expected to begin in 2024.[14]

References edit

  1. ^ Kit, Borys; Masters, Kim (January 16, 2020). "Taika Waititi Courted for 'Star Wars' Movie (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on January 17, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  2. ^ "Academy Award Winner Taika Waitit to Direct and Co-Write New Star Wars Feature Film for Theatrical Release; Oscar Nominee Krysty Wilson-Carins to Co-Write Screenplay with Waititi". StarWars.com. May 4, 2020. Archived from the original on May 4, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  3. ^ Taika Waititi on charity, homeschooling, racism and Star Wars. BBC News. July 22, 2020.
  4. ^ "Future Lucasfilm Projects Revealed". StarWars.com. December 10, 2020. Archived from the original on December 10, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  5. ^ Maddox, Garry (June 8, 2021). "'In the world of the internet, everything goes away pretty quick': Taika Waititi". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on June 8, 2021. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  6. ^ Breznican, Anthony (May 17, 2022). "Star Wars: The Rebellion Will Be Televised". Vanity Fair. Archived from the original on May 17, 2022. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
  7. ^ Shepherd, Jack (May 26, 2022). "Kathleen Kennedy on the future of Star Wars movies: "We need to create a whole new saga"". Total Film. Archived from the original on May 27, 2022. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
  8. ^ Taylor, Drew (June 27, 2022). "Taika Waititi's Star Wars Movie Won't Film This Year". TheWrap. Archived from the original on June 27, 2022. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  9. ^ Vary, Adam B. (March 7, 2022). "'Star Wars' Shakeup: Kevin Feige and Patty Jenkins Movies Shelved, Taika Waititi Looking to Star in His Own Film (Exclusive)". Variety. Archived from the original on March 8, 2023. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
  10. ^ Warmann, Amon; Earl, William (April 8, 2023). "Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy on Daisy Ridley's New Rey Film, 'Obi-Wan Kenobi' Season 2 and Rian Johnson's 'Star Wars' Future". Variety. Archived from the original on April 9, 2023. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  11. ^ "Akira Live-Action Movie Reportedly Moving Forward with Taika Waititi". comicbook.com. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  12. ^ Phillips, Terry (April 10, 2023). "Taika Waititi's Akira Movie Reportedly Gets Surprising Development Update". ScreenRant. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  13. ^ Leaks, Big Screen (September 18, 2023). "Taika Waititi's 'Star Wars' Film Still In Development, Will Resume Post-Strikes". One Take News. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
  14. ^ Kroll, Justin (May 1, 2023). "Taika Waititi In Talks To Direct Adaptation Of 'Klara And The Sun' For 3000 Pictures; Garrett Basch Boards As Producer". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 1, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2023.

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