Lately, we have become accustomed to seeing unfortunate news around Star Wars, and here goes another one. According World of Reelwhich usually has reliable information about future projects of the intergalactic saga, lThe Rey Skywalker movie is suffering from multiple problems on the creative side. In fact, would have been delayed indefinitely.
Star Wars: New Jedi Order, focused on the figure of Rey and her efforts to re-form the Jedi Order, was announced during Star Wars Celebration 2023. It was a total surprise, as it is well known that the third trilogy of the franchise had more detractors than defenders. Even so, Disney saw an opportunity for success with this character.
Now, the aforementioned media assures that There are creative differences between Lucasfilm and Steven Knightscreenwriter of Star Wars: New Jedi Order. Apparently, a first draft had already been delivered to the production company, but it made too many annotations, so the aforementioned was forced to start his work from scratch.
Such was Knight’s discontent that he was considering leaving the project.. By now, she would have temporarily forgotten about New Jedi Order to focus on the movie Peaky Blinders. Let us remember that he is the mastermind behind the popular Netflix series, which will now also try its luck on the big screen.
“His frustrations have increased. He has left Star Wars in the background and is now focused on the script of his film Peaky Blinderswhich is supposed to begin production during the fall.”
Undoubtedly, if Steven Knight says goodbye, it would be a serious blow to Star Wars: New Jedi Order. And at the same time, It would make it clear that Lucasfilm once again has problems connecting their vision with that of the scriptwriters they hire.. Knight wouldn’t be the first to jump ship due to creative differences.
Just the year before we let you know Damon Lindelof abandoned his film Star Wars. The reason? It seems Lucasfilm didn’t like his script either. On the other hand, we cannot forget that the films by Kevin Feige and Patty Jenkins were also canceled.
The same medium mentions that the drawbacks around Star Wars: New Jedi Order led to the premature announcement of the film The Mandalorian. If nothing changes soon, this should be the next film in the franchise. It will hit theaters sometime in 2026. However, that release was not part of Disney’s original plan.
Of course, it is best to take the information calmly and wait for official confirmation. Sadly, those led by Kathleen Kennedy usually maintain a strategy of maximum secrecy around their productions. If they reveal new information about Star Wars: New Jedi Order in the coming months, it will probably be to confirm the departure of Steven Knight…