While the Star Wars franchise continues going from strength to strength on Disney+ thanks to the likes of The Mandalorian and Obi-Wan Kenobi, the future of the franchise in theaters remains uncertain.
Solo: A Star Wars Story's underwhelming box office performance led to Lucasfilm scrapping future spinoffs. The negative response to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker also appeared to derail the studio's plans, and Rian Johnson's trilogy appears to be nowhere close to happening.
Meanwhile, Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss shelved their trilogy plans after signing a lucrative deal with Netflix.
For a time, it looked like a Rogue Squadron movie from Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins was up next, but it's been all quiet on that front these past couple of years. We're not sure what's happening, though the prevailing theory is that creative differences may have come into play (if so, that's majorly embarrassing after that pricey announcement video).
Taika Waititi is believed to be working on a movie, of course, but if Thor: Love and Thunder was any indication, his approach to filmmaking may not gel with Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy's incredibly specific vision for the franchise.
In his latest Puck newsletter (via SFFGazette.com), former The Hollywood Reporter editor Matthew Belloni warned Star Wars fans not to expect any news about a new movie at this weekend's D23.
As you can see, it's said that Kennedy isn't ready to give any of those rumoured big screen projects, including Damon Lindelof's, the green light at this point in time. As a result, we won't be heading to that Galaxy Far, Far Away in theaters until after 2024 at the soonest, and that means there will have been a huge gap between The Rise of Skywalker and whatever comes next.
It's hard to believe Disney is happy with that, but at least Star Wars continues to make a positive impact on the small screen.