There can be no Star Wars film launched in 2023. Rogue Squadron, the Patty Jenkins-directed Star Wars movie about pilots, has lengthy been scheduled for December 2023, however late final yr information broke it was more likely to be delayed. Disney stored the movie on the schedule for 9 months since—however as we speak, lastly took it off.

What precisely does that imply for Star Wars? Well, there are many TV reveals coming to Disney+ within the coming years and, for now, that’s the fast way forward for the model. Most consider {that a} movie written and directed by Taika Waititi would be the subsequent in-theaters Star Wars occasion, however there hasn’t been a big public replace on that in a while. io9 reached out to Lucasfilm, however the studio had no remark.

As it stands now, the following Star Wars film—whether or not it’s directed by Waititi or not—could not arrive till December 2025, a full six years after Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker. It can be the longest hole between Star Wars movies in, at that time, a decade.

But this can be a good factor. There’s no purpose to hurry one thing to market simply to hit a launch date; we’ve seen what that may do. Instead, it appears significantly better to maintain the followers pleased with Disney+ reveals like The Mandalorian, Ahsoka, and The Acolyte, and ensure no matter film is made, is made proper.

And talking of Star Wars reveals, director Justin Simien—lengthy related to a possible Lando present—has had his subsequent film delayed too. Simien is directing Disney’s live-action Haunted Mansion movie, which we acquired a take a look at final week. It was speculated to be out in March however now can be out in the summertime, on August 11, 2023.

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