“Game of Thrones” creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss are no longer attached to helm a trilogy of
Star Wars movies,
Variety has confirmed.
“We love
Star Wars. When George Lucas built it, he built us too,” the pair said in a statement. “Getting to talk about Star Wars with him and the current Star Wars team was the thrill of a lifetime, and we will always be indebted to the saga that changed everything. But there are only so many hours in the day, and we felt we could not do justice to both Star Wars and our Netflix projects. So we are regretfully stepping away.”
Kathleen Kennedy remarked, “David Benioff and Dan Weiss are incredible storytellers. We hope to include them in the journey forward when they are able to step away from their busy schedule to focus on Star Wars.”
The deal was
announced back in February 2018. The new series would have been separate from the main episodic Skywalker saga that started with “
Star Wars: A New Hope” and is slated to wrap up with 2019’s “Star Wars: Episode IX.” It would also have existed independently from a Rian Johnson-helmed
series that was announced last year.
The first movie of the series
was scheduled for a Dec. 16, 2022 release in May. Two more “Star Wars” films would have come out in 2024 and 2026. It is unclear whether those releases will remain unchanged.
Deadline Hollywood first reported the news.
More to come…
They did "Gemini Man"?
They got shook to death, after failing with GOT and realising Martin writing was what initially saw them through. Their confidence in themselves has taken a dive and they have seen the backlash Rian Johnson and KK have gotten so don’t want no smoke.
