In the realm of Star Wars fandom, rumours and hypotheticals are the fuel that has kept this franchise vibrant for nearing half a century and this past week has seen a number floating around, including one that claimed that the Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy film starring Daisy Ridley as Rey has been delayed indefinitely. However, heavy-hitter io9 claim that this is not the case.
You can take that latest Star Wars rumor and throw it in the sarlacc pit. Earlier this week, rumors surfaced that the upcoming Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy Star Wars film featuring the return of Daisy Ridley as Rey had been delayed indefinitely. The reason? Creative differences with the film’s writer, Steven Knight.
Well, that’s not true, according to Lucasfilm. A source at the company told io9 the report is inaccurate and Knight continues to write and be a part of the process. In fact, the company is waiting on his latest draft as you read this.
Now, you can certainly understand the confusion. Last week’s announcement of the previously unannounced The Mandalorian & Grogu as the next Star Wars movie threw a wrench in everyone’s assumptions that the Rey New Jedi Order film would be the next one out. However, that news merely shifted things around and, as has been demonstrated with this film and its numerous writers over the past few years, the company seems to just want to take its time and make sure it gets everything right.
We learned last week that a Mando and Grogu film from Jon Favreau is coming our way, so with that and the numerous seasons of television in development, changes to release schedules wouldn’t be the biggest surprise. We’ll be discussing this and the other news of the week on the next episode of Making Tracks, which due to a water-related delay will now be landing Friday 7.00pm on Fantha Tracks radio.
