Boba Fett Spinoff Movie No Longer Happening, Says Kathleen Kennedy

Lucasfilm's long-rumored James Mangold reportedly became attached.

However, that development broke right before centering around individual characters were being put on hold. This put the status of Boba Fett into question, and now it looks like the movie is effectively dead.

Critics Choice member Erick Weber shared on Twitter that Kennedy told him the Boba Fett film is off the table as Lucasfilm concentrates on bringing The Mandalorian to Disney's streaming service. Check out his post in the space below:

Update: Deadline confirms Erick Weber's report that Lucasfilm has halted their Boba Fett spinoff movie.

While this news will be disappointing to some, it isn't all that shocking this is the case. ittedly, Lucasfilm was looking at the wrong Star Wars stories, so it's encouraging they're going in this direction. It's also worth mentioning the studio never officially confirmed a Boba movie was coming through the pipeline.

Kennedy apparently did not comment on the status of other rumored spinoffs, such as slow things down on the Star Wars movie front, as new series from Rian Johnson and David Benioff & D.B. Weiss are developed. After a slate primarily defined by original trilogy nostalgia, Lucasfilm looks to be opening up to new horizons, a necessary step if Star Wars is to maintain longterm viability. As for Boba Fett, maybe a novel or comic will further explore his adventures.