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New Report Clarifies Lucasfilm’s Current Approach to STAR WARS Spinoffs
The box office failure of Solo: A Star Wars Story was a surprise, and it led to much speculation on how Disney and Lucasfilm will tackle future films…if they’re even made at all. A report this week claimed that the story spinoffs, revolving around characters like Obi-Wan Kenobi and Boba Fett, are being put on hold while Lucasfilm focuses on other films. Lucasfilm later downplayed the report. Now, we have some clarification. According to The Hollywood Reporter‘s sources, Lucasfilm isn’t slowing down development on the Star Wars spinoffs per say. Rather, Kathleen Kennedy and co. are reassessing how to make and market them. For example, the Boba Fett movie –…
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Disney Reportedly Puts All STAR WARS Spinoffs on Hold [Updated]
UPDATE: ABC has reached out to Lucasfilm, who has dismissed this report as “inaccurate.” The studio says there are still “multiple” Star Wars movies that are in development, but haven’t been announced yet. The original story follows. A big part of Disney’s plan when acquiring Lucasfilm, in addition to the main Skywalker saga, was to develop standalone Star Wars stories for the big screen. Rogue One came out in 2016 and was a big hit, while this summer’s Solo was…not. In fact, Solo will lose at least $50 million for Disney and Lucasfilm. Fans have wondered how the studio will respond to this, and now, we may have an idea. According to…
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James Mangold to Direct Boba Fett Movie for Lucasfilm
In addition to the main saga films, Lucasfilm and Disney have been developing several standalone Star Wars stories. One movie that has been long expected is a spinoff starring Boba Fett, the fan-favorite bounty hunter from the original trilogy. Now, it’s moving forward with a director. According to The Hollywood Reporter, James Mangold is writing the Boba Fett movie, and he will direct it too. Most recently, Mangold co-wrote and directed the Academy Award-nominated Wolverine movie Logan. It was rumored that Simon Kinberg was working on a Boba Fett story, but it’s unclear if it’s the same thing that Mangold is doing now. Boba Fett is a character that we haven’t…