There have been several Star Wars movies in development since the Skywalker Saga concluded, and one of the most intriguing is the Star Wars: Rogue Squadron movie. Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins is attached to the project, which would focus on a squad of X-wing pilots and be the next Star Wars movie to hit theaters following Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. However, the project faced a number of setbacks, and wasn't announced among Star Wars movies at Star Wars Celebration 2023. 2r3y72

Rogue Squadronwas one of Star Wars'best movie ideas, but, despite recent updates to the movie's progress, it's sadly unlikely to ever happen. Director Patty Jenkins' Rogue Squadron movie was first announced in 2020, and the fanbase was immediately excited. Often led by Luke Skywalker himself, the elite pilots of Rogue Squadron have become the stuff of Star Wars legend - literally. Their greatest adventures are told in the old Star Wars Expanded Universe, in a series of novels by Aaron Allston and Michael Stackpole, and the prospect of a big-screen canon version was thrilling.

In a podcast interview, director Patty Jenkins shared that she's back and working on Star Wars' cancelled Rogue Squadronmovie. Rogue Squadron was billed as a Star Wars movie that would follow a squad of X-wing pilots, set to be released after Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. However, its tentative release date of December 2023 came and went, and its title was not included among the list of Star Wars movies announced at Star Wars Celebration 2023. All evidence indicated the movie had been canceled, but, according to the director, that isn't the case.

Lucasfilm may have canceled Patty Jenkins' Star Wars: Rogue Squadron movie, but it's still possible for it to come back as a TV show. At Star Wars Celebration 2023, Lucasfilm officially confirmed three Star Wars movies - and made it quietly clear Patty Jenkins' Rogue Squadron has been canceled. Still, that doesn't mea the idea will never happen - perhaps even in a different medium.

Despite several delays and cancelation reports, Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy has reiterated that plans are still in the works for Star Wars: Rogue Squadron. Originally intendedto be a feature film starring a new generation of X-Wing pilots adapted from the classic videogame of the same name, it seemed like a Top Gun-inspired Star Wars film would be a no-brainer with galactic dogfights galore. However, development of Rogue Squadron has been easier said than done.

In light of Lucasfilm canceling two Star Wars projects which were both focused on heroes of the New Republic, the development of a completely new show combining the ideas would solve multiple problems simultaneously. Unfortunately, the Rogue Squadron movie in development was recently taken off of Lucasfilm's release schedule and has been put on hold indefinitely. Likewise, the announced Rangers of the New Republic show set in the same era as The Mandalorian was canceled, as well. However, there's an easy fix to replace both projects.

Since the 2019 release of Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker, the future of the cinematic part of the Star Wars franchise has been in limbo, but recent information means there may be new hope going forward. Variety revealed that Lucasfilm has officially pulled two known Star Wars films from development. This indicates that Star Wars has been busy planning its cinematic future, and these two films aren’t a part of what Lucasfilm has settled on.

The reasoning behind the release schedule of Patty Jenkins' Rogue Squadron movie was originally sound, but if this is the next Star Wars movie to hit the silver screen, that plan would have bad repercussions for Lucasfilm and the franchise's future. The fighter-pilot-focused film was originally announced during Disney's 2020 Investor Day presentation and was slated for release on December 22, 2023. Since that announcement, the project has been in development limbo, with the original release date looking increasingly unlikely. Despite reports that Rogue Squadron had been removed from Lucasfilm's release schedule, Jenkins provided an update in mid-December 2022 that the movie was still in "active development."

Hard to see, the future of Star Wars is, but 2023 can bring balance to the Force if these hopes and predictions come true. 2022 was a huge year for Star Wars, and cemented Disney's relocation of the galaxy far, far away from movie theaters to streaming. Star Wars continued shying away from the big screen and made Disney+ its new base of operations, with The Book of Boba Fett, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Andor expanding Star Wars' repertoire of TV content. Meanwhile, books and comics such as Star Wars: Shadow of the Sith and the High Republic series plucked fascinating untold stories from across the fictional timeline.

After a long period of silence and multiple reports hinting at a troubled production, Patty Jenkins' Star Wars project, Rogue Squadron, receives its most promidate in a while as part of a larger statement by the filmmaker. Jenkins' Star Wars film was announced during Lucasfilm's segment of Disney's 2020 Investor Day presentation and was originally slated for release in 2023. While details of the film story were largely unknown, Rogue Squadron was announced to have consisted of an original story that centered on a daring squadron of new starfighter pilot hopefuls and was stated to set standards for what audiences can expect from the franchise's film future following the conclusion of the Skywalker Saga.As part of a statement released by Jenkins through her personal Twitter in which she addresses the cancellation of Wonder Woman 3, the director offers insight into the production of Rogue Squadron. After revealing she had signed a new deal with Lucasfilm following uncertainty about her priorities regarding the Wonder Woman sequel's production, Jenkins states that Rogue Squadron is still in active development, despite recent reports suggesting the film had been shelved permanently, with the director looking forward to the film's potential. Check out her full discussion about Rogue Squadron's current status in the full statement below:Related: Star Wars Characters Who Could Return In Rogue Squadron