Lucasfilm announced plans for a new Star Wars movie titled Rogue Squadron in December 2020 with a splashy promo video that put director Patty Jenkins and a life-sized X-Wing front and centre.
We'd later find out that Jenkins had supposedly had to postpone work on the project due to commitments to another, unnamed, movie or TV series. For a time, it looked like Rogue Squadron might come after Wonder Woman 3 or Cleopatra, but it quickly became apparent that it was trapped in development hell.
With Rogue Squadron now indefinitely delayed and not even mentioned during April's Star Wars Celebration, plenty of fans are convinced that "creative differences" may, in fact, be what led to Jenkins becoming the latest filmmaker to part ways with Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy.
There's been some chatter about Rogue Squadron potentially becoming a TV series, presumably without Jenkins at the helm. However, some intriguing new details have now found their way online courtesy of Bespin Bulletin (via SFFGazette.com).
It's said that Jenkins' husband and former merchant marine, Sam Sheridan, was also working on the screenplay at some point and may have penned an entire draft.
As well as writing I Am the Night starring Chris Pine, he's also a consulting producer on Jack Ryan and has penned a number of novels. Given his experience with small screen projects, we can't help but wonder whether he might have been looking to turn Jenkins' movie into a TV series.
The only other writer we know who has worked on Rogue Squadron is Matthew Robinson (Love and Monsters). It's unclear where both he and Sheridan fit into the project's timeline, though insiders have previously claimed the script was a "mess."
We'd like to see Rogue Squadron become a reality, especially as the concept is one with a lot of potential. Jenkins isn't expected to helm Wonder Woman 3 now DC Studios is overhauling the DCU, so the filmmaker's schedule may allow her to return to this Galaxy Far, Far Away.
Hopefully, we'll have more to share with you on that front soon.