The Mandalorian & Grogu, which has been in production since August, has wrapped filming. With seven months until its release date. GOOD ON YOU GROGU! Pedro Pascal reprises his role from The Mandalorian as Din Djarin in the movie, with Grogu and Zeb Orrelios also slated to appear. Sigourney Weaver, who is best known for her work in another popular sci-fi franchise Alien, has been cast in a mystery role.
But Daisy Ridley’s Star Wars return, which was announced at Disney’s D23 years ago, has just been thwarted by the Dark Side…
Confirmed by Variety, screenwriter STEVEN KNIGHT has departed the Star Wars movie that was set to follow Ridley’s Rey Skywalker roughly 15 years after the events of The Rise of Skywalker. Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy remains attached to direct the movie, which would serve as her feature debut. (So, a 1st time Director for a Star Wars movie? What could possibly go wrong?)
Steven Knight is now the second screenwriter to exit the project after original scribes Damon Lindelof and Justin Britt-Gibson. That being said, this movie definitely isn’t happening anytime soon, if at all. Which is on par for Disney-Star Wars… at least five other Star Wars films that were announced at D23 events over the years, have fallen into the abyss.