Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss have briefly discussed what went wrong with their Star Wars project, but that’s not the case.
Benioff and Weiss have finally unveiled their loudly announced plans for a new trilogy of Star Wars movies, following The Hollywood Reporter’s extensive coverage of the duo’s past and present, including Netflix’s massive The Three-Body Problem series progress. After the less-than-ideal reception to the final season of Game of Thrones, the creatives exited the project in 2019, and there have been many theories and articles written about the why and how behind this decision.
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According to them, it’s just a matter of Lucasfilm not wanting to go in the same direction as them (which is a common situation): “[Lucasfilm] Ultimately I didn’t want to do the first Jedi story. We had a very specific story idea in mind, but ultimately they decided they didn’t want to do it. We totally get it. It’s their company and their intellectual property, but we’re not the robots they’re looking for. However, it’s an odd comment since Lucasfilm is proud to announce not one but three movies from the duo through official channels, which doesn’t usually happen. Unless you’ve already At least
Benioff said they wanted to make “the first Jedi…basically how the Jedi Order came to be, why it came about, the first lightsaber.” If you’ve been living in the past year or so Under a rock, you might think it’s a shame that this story will never be told. Well, it’s actually still happening, as one of the movies officially announced at last year’s Star Wars Celebration was a Dawn of the Jedi -type story from Raiders of the Lost Ark and Dial of Destiny director James Mangold , which will follow the exact same story premise. Maybe the studio just didn’t like how they specifically looked on the pitch once development began.
The Mangold-starring Jedi Origins movie may borrow (or not) elements from the ambitious 2012-2014 Dark Horse comic series, and Lucasfilm is actively developing a Rey-centric Star Wars The sequel, set after the events of Star Wars Episode IX, is Dave Filoni’s Age of the New Republic crossover event, as well as the newly announced The Mandalorian & Grogu ) movie, which could lead to Filoni’s larger feature film. The next date on Disney’s theatrical release calendar for Star Wars is May 22, 2026, which sounds entirely feasible if the Star Wars movie begins filming this year.
