Taika Waititi Casts Doubt On His New Star Wars Project
Despite audience anticipation for the film, Taika Waititi is sounding doubtful about his new Star Wars project. Waititi first appeared in front of the camera for Lucasfilm's long-running franchise with Disney+'s The Mandalorian, in which he voiced the assassin droid IG-11 for three episodes of the series and earned a Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance. The New Zealand filmmaker would also get behind the camera for episode 8 of the Star Wars show.
As Waititi's star profile continued to rise in the big-budget world helming Thor: Ragnarok for Marvel Studios, the Oscar winner would reunite with Disney to direct and co-write a new Star Wars film with Oscar nominee Krysty Wilson-Cairns in early 2020. With Waititi busy on Thor: Love and Thunder and Next Goal Wins, amongst a number of other projects, the filmmaker has been slow at work developing his new Star Wars project, with Lucasfilm head Kathleen Kennedy indicating it would release in 2023 prior to Patty Jenkins' Rogue Squadron, which is slated for December 2023. However, this may no longer be the case for the next big screen outing for the Star Wars franchise.
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While speaking with the New York Times for Thor: Love and Thunder, Taika Waititi offered an update on his new Star Wars project. Though confirming he is still writing the film, the filmmaker sounded doubtful about its potential, saying it will be up to the studio to determine if his take on the franchise is approved. See what Waititi said below:
“I’m trying to write the ‘Star Wars’ idea at the moment. I’ve got to see how that goes, because once I submit it, that might determine when it gets made
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