Patty Jenkins Says She's Back Working on STAR WARS: ROGUE SQUADRON For Lucasfilm
Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins recently revealed that she is back working on her Star Wars: Rogue Squadron film at Lucasfilm. This is one of the many Star Wars projects that a lot of fans thought was dead. It’s been over a year since there’s been any update on it, but she was recently a guest on the Talking Pictures podcast, the filmmaker revealed that she’s currently working on the script. She also explained why there was such a long delay, saying:
"So, when I left Star Wars to do Wonder Woman 3, I thought maybe I'll come back to Star Wars after Wonder Woman 3. So we did a deal for that to happen, started a deal, but I thought I was doing Wonder Woman. When that went away, Lucasfilm and I were like, 'Oh, we gotta finish this deal.' We finished the deal right as the strike was happening. So I now owe a draft of Star Wars and so we will see what happens there. You know, like, who knows?”
She went on to talk about the current state of Lucasfilm regarding the Star Wars films they are developing:
“It's hard, they have a hard job in front of them of what's the first movie they're gonna do. They have other directors who have been working, but I am now, you know, I'm back on doing Rogue Squadron and we'll see what happens. We need to develop, you know, get it to where we're both super happy with it."
The movie will tell an original story that is heavily inspired by the games and the books. When previously talking about the movie, Jenkins said:
“The Michael Stackpole books and the video games and all of the Rogue Squadron books, there's an incredible history that's really important to honor. And yet, it must be brought to a new age, because we have to tell a new story with it and so you're trying to blend the best of everything and make it the great fighter-pilot movie, which I've always wanted to make, as well. It's a big brew of things that you're trying to put together and still try to keep a simple story."
When talking about the pressure of making a Star Wars film, she added:
"You're trying to bring the best of yourself and use it to make something beautiful that honors the legacy before you. Of course, it's a huge amount of pressure and Wonder Woman was a huge amount of pressure, as well, so it's not a totally new feeling to me. Definitely nerve-wracking."
As of right now, there are four other Star Wars movies in active development including The Mandalorian & Grogu coming from Jon Favreau; James Mangold is working on a film about the origins of the Force; Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy is developing a film about Rey as she builds the new Jedi Order. Then there’s Dave Filoni, who is also working on a New Republic Era movie.