After The Rise of Skywalker ended the Skywalker Saga on a bum note, Lucasfilm found itself struggling to get any Star Wars movie off the ground. Word soon started trickling out regarding a number of projects the studio had in the works, though none of them have since come to fruition.
Among them was a movie from Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige, with the veteran producer turning to Loki and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness writer Michael Waldron to pen the screenplay. There was a lot of excitement among fans, but we've recently heard rumblings it's been sidelined as Feige focuses on the MCU and Waldron on Avengers: Secret Wars.
Talking at Star Wars Celebration, Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy was asked about the movie and claimed, "Nothing ever got developed...we never discussed an idea."
Insiders were quick to counter that by pointing to comments from Waldron and even the official Star Wars website.
Ultimately, it sounds like Kennedy wasn't entirely on board with the Marvel Studios boss being given his own Star Wars movie and may have even seen him as a threat (remember, rumours have persisted for years that he could replace her as Lucasfilm President).
Further confirming the project was moving forward are some comments from Avengers: Endgame directors Joe and Anthony Russo on the Smartless podcast (via SFFGazette.com).
"We love Star Wars," Joe said. "There were early conversations, there were some early conversations with us. Kevin Feige is a huge Star Wars fan, and there were some early conversations about maybe teaming up with Kevin to do Star Wars."
That would have been a perfect way to bring them into this Galaxy Far, Far Away and we see now who Feige wanted to bring this mystery movie to life in theaters. Why Kennedy would turn down the opportunity to bring the Russo Brothers into the Star Wars franchise is hard to say, and we doubt it will ever happen now.
Are you disappointed Feige won't be heading into a Galaxy Far, Far Away?