Patty Jenkins says ‘Rogue Squadron’ is back on track at Lucasfilm

Patty Jenkins

Courtesy of Netflix

Patty Jenkins provides a promising update on her long-supposed death star Wars film Rogue swarm.

the Wonder Woman The director says she has returned to active development of the project and is working on a draft for Lucasfilm.

“When you left star Wars To do so Wonder Woman 3And I started working on it, and we talked about, “Okay, maybe I’ll come back again.” star Wars after Wonder Woman 3“,” she said Talking Pictures Podcast. “So we started a deal to make that happen. So when Wonder Woman 3 We went away, and Lucasfilm and I said, “Oh, we have to close this deal.” We closed the deal right as the strike began. So I’m now owed a draft star Wars. So we’ll see what happens there. Who do you know? They have a tough task ahead of them, “What’s the first movie (since Part 2) that they’re going to do?” They had other directors who were working, but now I’m back at work Rogue swarm. We will see what happens. We need to get it to where we’re very happy with it.

“Passion star Wars “What he represents is something so beautiful in this world,” she added. “star Wars It was born out of World War II… So, in that way I always wanted to make a fighter pilot film. …So yeah, I would love to do that.

Lucasfilm has been developing several projects for the big screen, but has had trouble getting to the finish line after 2019 Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. The next movie to hit theaters will Grogu and the Mandalorianarriving May 22, 2026.

Jenkins has been announced as manager of Rogue swarmin December 2020. The film carried the official description, “The story will introduce a new generation of starfighter pilots as they earn their wings and risk their lives in a high-speed thrill ride that pushes the limits, moving the saga into a future galactic era.” Jenkins added in a later interview that the project had been in development at Lucasfilm for a long time.

Then, in November 2021, Hollywood Reporter It was reported that the film was delayed due to Jenkins’ commitments to other projects, and was officially dropped from Lucasfilm’s production schedule.

But in late 2022, when Jenkins exited Wonder Woman 3 at Warner Bros., Jenkins revealed that she had struck a new deal with Lucasfilm to continue working on the script, suggesting that without Wonder Woman on her schedule, Rogue Squadron might be more feasible.

Five months later, in April 2023, Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy confirmed it Rogue swarm It will continue to be discussed but may be reimagined as a television series. However, in November 2023, Disney CEO Bob Iger said Marvel had diluted its audience by offering too many TV shows — a charge some also made about the company. star Wars efforts.

Jenkins previously spoke about the concept and her personal connection to the premise: “When (my father) lost his life in the service of (the United States), it ignited a desire in me to turn all that tragedy and suspense into one day.” He made the greatest fighter pilot movie of all time. But try as I might and see as I did, I couldn’t find the right story at all. I kept looking and searching, but I couldn’t find the right person. Now, I found a story about two things I love.”