Disney and Lucasfilm, the producer of the Star Wars movies, had no comment.
The move comes as two Star Wars streams arc in different directions. Waititi is coming off great acclaim from the fan community for directing the final episode of season 1 of , the live-action Star Wars series on Disney+ that became must-watch TV in part thanks to Baby Yoda. He also voiced the popular droid character, IG-11. Meanwhile, his, which he wrote and directed, earlier this week earned six Oscar nominations, including best picture.put Waititi in the same sphere as Jon Favreau, the series’ creator, writer and executive producer and who is now emerged as a key architect of the Star Wars universe moving forward.
, while crossing the $1 billion mark, has marked the lowest performing entry in the main Skywalker Saga series since Disney relaunched the franchise in 2015 withWith the last several theatrical outings, spinoffs included, seemingly dividing audiences, Disney and Lucasfilm were shifting priorities to Disney+. Little is known about the big-screen plans other than what is not being developed. creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss exited their planned trilogy in October.
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Given his take on Mandalorian episode 10 and the forced humor that undercut all the stakes, I don’t think he’s a good fit. If he could reign in the humor that would be fine, but Star Wars is done and was carried well past the seal at this point.
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