Taika Waititi is no longer sure that his “Star Wars” movie will be made

Despite being involved in the development and direction of one of the second season chapters of ‘The Mandalorian’ with Pedro Pascal, it seems that the presence of Taika Waititi at the head of the Disney star franchise does not appeal to fans. . Well, now the New Zealand director isn’t sure if his “Star Wars” movie will come true.

The Oscar-winning director for “Jojo Rabbit” has officially joined the new movie in the “Star Wars” universe, however, Taika Waititi had trouble developing the script what would be the plot of his film based on the George Lucas franchise, in preparation for some years.

Now, in a new interview for the New York Post, Taika Waititi insisted that he is not clear about the direction of his film ‘Star Wars’, which is very alarming not only for fans of the director, but also for fans of the Disney franchise.

I’m trying to write the Star Wars idea right now. I have to see how it goes, because once I ship it, that might determine when it’s done or if it’s even done. “

And is that after the premiere of “Thor: Love and Thunder”, Taika Waititi is developing several projects at the same timesuch as the second season of “Our Flags Mean Death” for HBO, as well as preparations for “El Incal”, the remake of “Akira” or the new adaptation of “Flash Gordon”.

Problems with the ‘Star Wars’ universe

Fans of “Star Wars” have been very outspoken about the mainline installments of the saga, as Rian Johnson’s “The Last Jedi” was not very well received at its premiere, which has caused many directors and creatives to think a lot. carefully whether to accept a draft of such compromises.

Even when Disney + series like ‘The Mandalorian’, ‘The Book of Boba Fett’ and ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ were a little respite for the company, Lucasfilms is taking its time to come back with a new movie from the movie. main saga, even if that led them to take you back a few years.

For now, Taika Waititi hasn’t confirmed that her “Star Wars” movie will be canceled, but it looks like, with script development issues, they’ll delay the tape even longer than fans hoped. for. And after the premiere of “Thor: Love and Thunder”, the director hopes to start his next projects as soon as possible.