Star Wars is still one of the most important franchises in the world, but in recent years it has done so thanks to the good luck not of the movies, but of streaming. It’s been five years since we’ve seen a Star Wars movie in theaters, but in recent months it seems that that, despite everything, could start to change. Several upcoming Star Wars films seem to be moving at one speed or another, adding a commission led by the Deadpool director
On Demand Entertainment confronted Shawn Levy at Deadpool’s UK press conference
Jonathan Tropper is writing my Star Wars movie. We did The Adam Project in combination and we have a concept that we’re excited about and that [Lucasfilm president] Kathy Kennedy and [artistic director] Dave Filoni are excited about. You never know if the progression hits the ground, but I hope so. I definitely can’t percentage anything. I’ve been so well schooled through Stranger Things and Marvel that my lips are sealed.
Naturally, Shawn Levy wouldn’t talk about his Star Wars movie as if it were a guarantee, because it’s not. There have been several Star Wars movies that were meant to happen but were cancelled, or at least, we weren’t in a rush to produce it. Just because Levy has a concept for a film doesn’t mean it will happen.
At the same time, it’s exciting to hear that there is a concept that everyone involved is excited about. Deadpool & Wolverine will likely be a huge hit when it releases next week, and that will only make Shawn Levy a more in-demand director. If anything, he’ll most likely make whatever Star Wars task he needs to do more appealing.
While there are still a lot of questions about the long run of the Star Wars movies, overall things look pretty exciting. We know that The Mandalorian & Grogu’s release date is set for 2026. This will be the first Star Wars movie in years. In addition to Levy’s assignment, we know that Taidi Waititi is still working on a Star Wars concept. The film Rogue Squadron, which we thought was dead, by director Patty Jenkins, is finally not abandoned. And with the end in sight to Rian Johnson’s Knives Out mysteries, we may finally see him move forward with his Star Wars project which, as far as we know, hasn’t been cancelled.
Dirk, a CinemaBlend theme park addict and Disney amateur historian, began writing for CinemaBlend as a freelancer in 2015 before joining the site full-time in 2018. In the past he held positions as a game editor and publisher, but more recently it became his real hobby. in his role as head of the site’s theme park segment. In the past he worked as a freelancer for gaming and generation sites. Prior to starting his second career as a writer, he worked for 12 years in sales for corporations in the customer electronics industry. . He holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of California, Davis. It’s an Imagineer armchair, Epcot Stan, a member of Future Club 33.
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