There have been conflicting reviews concerning the standing of the untitled Star Wars film from director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy doing the rounds since late final yr. We had heard that “New Jedi Order” was a precedence at one level, but it surely appears Lucasfilm could have made the choice to place the venture on the back-burner once more.
In response to scooper Daniel Richtman, “The Rey film is on maintain as soon as once more, as each the Shawn Levy and James Mangold Star Wars movies are shifting ahead first. The venture will not be canceled — simply briefly on maintain.”
This most likely should not come as a lot of a shock, since a brand new author was by no means formally assigned after Steven Knight parted methods with the venture. This does not essentially imply we can’t be seeing Daisy Ridley’s Rey again within the galaxy far, distant anytime quickly, nevertheless.
A latest report from THR claimed that Rey “Skywalker” is vital to the franchise’s future. Not solely is she anticipated to look within the new trilogy that is within the works from author and producer Simon Kinberg (X-Males: Darkish Phoenix), however a number of different tasks (although which of them are usually not clear).
“She is probably the most worthwhile cinematic asset, in some methods possibly the one one, Star Wars has proper now,” one supply advised the location.
THR’s report additionally prompt that Kinberg’s trilogy would possibly find yourself having an impression on New Jedi Order’s improvement.
“Rey, the scavenger-turned-Jedi performed by Daisy Ridley within the final three episode motion pictures, is vital to the franchise’s subsequent flip. That probably places Kinberg’s trilogy story improvement, as early in its conceptual levels as it could be, on a collision course with the Rey standalone film that’s actively within the works with director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy.”
Ridley addressed her return because the highly effective Pressure-wielder throughout an interview with Premiere final yr, explaining why she finally determined to reprise the function.
“They merely requested if I wished to do it, based mostly on an thought, with out the script being written but. But when I hadn’t been satisfied by the idea, the film wouldn’t have been made. I took a day to consider it and I advised myself that I had had nice occasions making these movies.”
“This new journey appeared enjoyable to me, so why say no? My ideas on the topic are fairly easy: if I didn’t assume the story was price telling, I wouldn’t have come again.”
Particular story particulars for the Rey film have been by no means disclosed, however we do know that it is set 15 years after the occasions of The Rise of Skywalker, and finds Rey coaching a brand new technology of Jedi.
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