Star Wars appears to have change into a revolving door for writers and administrators as of late. Whether or not tasks merely change fingers or get scrapped totally, fewer and fewer motion pictures have safely made it from announcement to manufacturing since Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Sadly, it seems just like the upcoming Rey movie, at present going by the working title Star Wars: New Jedi Order, has as soon as once more joined the ranks of Star Wars motion pictures trapped within the improvement cycle with author Steven Knight (Peaky Blinders) leaving the challenge.
Knight signed onto the movie in March 2023, after the movie’s unique screenwriters Damon Lindelof and Justin Britt-Gibson had been requested to depart. That was in all probability the primary signal that this film would see delays like so many others. Lucasfilm is at present looking for a brand new author to exchange Knight. Director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy (Ms. Marvel) remains to be hooked up to the challenge, however due to this delay, manufacturing seemingly received’t be capable to begin on the film till effectively into 2025, which is able to trigger it to overlook its projected December 2026 launch date.
This improvement is unlucky, because the premise of Star Wars: New Jedi Order sounds extremely fascinating. Going down 15 years after The Rise of Skywalker, the movie is ready to observe a extra mature Rey (Daisy Ridley) as she works to rebuild the Jedi Order, hoping to be taught from the errors that Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) made.
As a lot as it will be cool to see extra of the Star Wars universe outdoors of the Skywalker saga, there’s nonetheless loads to faucet into with Rey. Her heroic journey was considerably overshadowed by her lineage in The Rise of Skywalker, and she or he deserves one other likelihood to point out simply how badass she is. There’s additionally the truth that we nonetheless don’t have many women-centered tales in Star Wars which have made it to the large display, particularly one a couple of Jedi grasp.
