Taika Waititi Confirms His 'Star Wars' Film Is on Hold Indefinitely

· Entertainment · United States

Taika Waititi's 'Star Wars' movie, in development since 2020, is officially on hold, the director confirmed while promoting his latest film 'Klara and the Sun.' 'I hate to break this to you, but we're going to actually put it on ice and we're working on a different thing together,' Waititi told Inverse. The project had been one of the franchise's longest-gestating announced features. The confirmation leaves the announced slate of Star Wars theatrical films short of another filmmaker's project, adding to uncertainty over the franchise's big-screen pipeline under its current studio leadership.

Why it matters：Star Wars is one of the largest theatrical franchises, and each shelved project signals how hard it is for studios to keep big-budget slates on schedule amid creative turnover.

Key points

  • The film had been in development since 2020.
  • Waititi is now working on a different project.
  • He confirmed the news while promoting 'Klara and the Sun.'

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