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On a podcast guest, director Patty Jenkins said she signed on to make Star Wars Rogue Squadron just last year, even though the project was halted by strikes. But it is no longer intended to be canceled. Not even 100% sure, but there is the will to try and we believe in it. Remember Star Wars Rogue Squadron? The film focused on the fights aboard that film had met the typical undeclared end of other Lucasfilm projects linked to the cinematic Star Wars, but on the Talking Pictures podcast, Patty surprisingly revealed that she had recently signed on to actively return to developing the film.
Star Wars Rogue Squadron, Patty Jenkins: "I'll do a draft, we'll see what happens"
Nothing had been heard of Star Wars Rogue Squadron (not to be confused with EA's Rogue Squadrons video game) for about two years: we informed you that the film seemed to be unofficially canceled. The dynamics of the events were curious: there seemed to be a real understanding between Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy and Patty Jenkins, director of Wonder Woman and Wonder Woman 1984. Jenkins was also motivated to honor her military pilot father, as she explained in a video still traceable online. Then the classic "development hell" of the cinematic Star Wars of recent years: projects announced but then bogged down (due to creative differences?).
The fact is that Patty had returned to Warner for Wonder Woman 3, which in turn was canceled by the new direction of Peter Safran and James Gunn's DC Studios. Apparently, Rogue Squadron is about to try to take off again: it's not necessarily the right time, but some still believe it. Reminding you that for now The Mandalorian & Grogu by Jon Favreau is the only 100% confirmed Starwarsian release for the big screen (it will be filmed this year, arriving in 2026), let's read what Jenkins says on a podcast about her film:
When I left Star Wars to do Wonder Woman 3, I thought maybe I'd come back to Star Wars after that. We made that deal, we started it, but I thought I was going to do Wonder Woman. [...] That never materialized, so Lucasfilm and I said to each other: we have to give substance to this agreement. And we did it just before the strikes. Now I have to produce a draft of Star Wars and see what happens. Who knows? [...] They have other directors who are working, at the moment I'm back on Rogue Squadron and we'll see what happens. We need to develop something that makes both of us very happy. [...] Star Wars is beautiful, the emotions it arouses, and the themes it brings into play are beautiful, especially in the moment we are in. Star Wars came from World War II, right? It comes from a metaphor, you speak with metaphors, do you understand? I've always wanted to make a film about military pilots. It's a dream of mine.
