Overview
- Waititi confirmed the pause in an interview published Sunday, saying the project has been “put on ice” and that he has “about four other movies” ahead of it.
- He told reporters that he and screenwriter Tony McNamara are working on a different, undisclosed project and he declined to share further details after his publicist curtailed follow-up questions.
- Lucasfilm first announced Waititi’s film in May 2020 and the project later passed through multiple writers, including Krysty Wilson-Cairns before McNamara joined to handle script duties.
- At the time of reporting Disney and Lucasfilm had not issued a studio statement, so the film is paused rather than formally canceled and has no production date or replacement director.
- The news fits a wider pattern of announced Star Wars theatrical projects stalling and means the movie is unlikely to reach production soon, though Waititi left a narrow possibility for a future revival.