While promoting Pixar’s Lightyear, Taika Waititi discussed his upcoming Star Wars movie and how it might be different from previous installments.
The Lucasfilm studio has been taking their time developing their feature film projects. However, they have been developing films with Patty Jenkins, Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige, and Taika Waititi. There haven’t been many updates on Waititi’s film and the director has been very vague about his project. Now, the director has come out with a brand new update that’s a bit disappointing in regards to the filming schedule.
“Not this year,” Waititi said when we asked if he’d begin working on the project soon. He explained: “I’m going to be in New Zealand from August until the end of the year with ‘Our Flag Means Death’ and ‘Time Bandits’ and during that time I will still be writing. I’m still trying to figure out what the story is.”
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In summary, Taika Waititi and Wilson-Cairns are still figuring out a few things about their script, making a potential late 2023 release date sound more than a bit ambitious. Lucasfilm has yet to even announce a title for the film or any castings, the latter of which is a process that could take months, especially for a project as massive as Star Wars.
Previously, Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy insisted that the movie will be ready for a 2023 release. We’ll see what happens when more information is released about the status of their current Star Wars projects.
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