After a long period of silence and multiple reports hinting at a troubled production, Patty Jenkins' Star Wars project, Star Wars Characters Who Could Return In Rogue Squadron
What We Know About Rogue Squadron
While details of Rogue Squadron's story weren't publicly known to audiences, a short teaser video featuring Jenkins was released alongside the original announcement. Inspired by her fascination with flying and her family's piloting history, Jenkins revealed she hoped to use her Star Wars feature film to craft the "greatest fighter pilot movie" of all time, while preparing to take flight in the familiar T-65 X-Wing model used throughout the original trilogy. As such, along with the film's title being inspired by Luke Skywalker's (Mark Hamill) fighter squadron, it can be assumed that Rogue Squadron may have taken place in the still relatively unexplored post-Galactic Civil War period between the original and sequel trilogies, since, while the Rebellion had become the governing New Republic, T-65s were not yet replaced with the sequel trilogy's T-70 X-Wings.
Despite the promidate, however, Rogue Squadron might not be the next Star Wars movie following its removal from Disney's 2023 release calendar. While a number of Star Wars feature film productions are still reportedly in development, including from Damon Lindelof, Kevin Feige, Rian Johnson, Shawn Levy, and Taika Waititi, it is currently unclear whose film will enter production the soonest, with Johnson, Levy, and Waititi's commitments to other projects keeping them preoccupied for the foreseeable future. However, with recent rumors emerging surrounding Lindelof's post-The Rise of Skywalker-set film and sequel trilogy star Daisy Ridley having recently met with Lucasfilm, it is possible that the Lost creator may be the first to enter production, with Jenkins set to follow soon after.
Though Rogue Squadron's story is only known by a few, Jenkins' film has the potential to become a hit for Lucasfilm as they seek to redefine what a Star Wars movie can be. With audiences having been gripped by the high-flying dogfighting of Top Gun: Maverick throughout 2022, a fighter-centric Star Wars story can take advantage by giving moviegoers a similar experience in a galaxy far, far away. And, despite the franchise more than proving itself successful on the small screen, Jenkins' update will be welcomed by those eager to see Star Wars in theaters again
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