Taika Waititi confirms Star Wars movie put on ice indefinitely
Filmmaker Taika Waititi has confirmed that his planned Star Wars feature film, in development since 2020, has been paused indefinitely.
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Director Taika Waititi has confirmed that his planned Star Wars movie is on hold indefinitely. Variety reported that Waititi confirmed the decision while promoting his film Klara and the Sun. IGN and Cosmic Book News also reported that the project has been paused, with Waititi stating that the film is on ice. [1][2][3]
Waititi told Inverse that the project is on ice and that he is working on a different project instead, according to Variety. His publicist reportedly instructed him not to discuss the matter further during the interview. [1]
The Star Wars film project had been in development since 2020, Variety reported. The main Star Wars franchise is a film series created by George Lucas that encompasses the Skywalker Saga trilogy of trilogies. [1][4]
As FTMQ Entertainment reported earlier, Waititi directed the feature film adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro's 2021 novel Klara and the Sun, starring Jenna Ortega, Amy Adams, Steve Buscemi, and Natasha Lyonne. Waititi is an Academy Award winning New Zealand filmmaker, writer, and actor. [5][7]
In short
- Taika Waititi confirmed his Star Wars movie has been put on ice indefinitely.
- The Star Wars project had been in development since 2020.
- Waititi confirmed the project update while promoting his latest film Klara and the Sun.
- Waititi stated that he is working on a different project instead.
Sources
Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.
- [1]Taika Waititi Confirms His ‘Star Wars’ Movie Has Been ‘Put on Ice’ IndefinitelyVariety, 1h ago (the report this story comes from)
- [2]'It's Very Iced' — Taika Waititi's Star Wars Movie 'on Ice'IGN, 4h ago
- [3]Taika Waititi Shelves His Star Wars Movie: ‘It’s Very Iced’Cosmic Book News, 2h ago
Background
- [4]List of Star Wars films on Wikipedia
- [5]Taika Waititi on Wikipedia
- [6]Ice cream barge on Wikipedia
- [7]Jenna Ortega stars in Klara and the Sun world premiere in London FTMQ Entertainment, 3d ago
Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 7 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.
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