Patty Jenkins Says STAR WARS: ROGUE SQUADRON is "Very Far" Into Development

Star Wars fans were excited to learn recently that Lucasfilm is developing a new film titled Star Wars: Rogue Squadron, which is being helmed by Wonder Woman franchise director Patty Jenkins. The announcement of the film was an unexpected surprise, but according to the filmmaker, they’ve been working on it for a while.

During a recent interview with Collider Jenkins offered some insight into the production, saying:

"We're very far into the — we're finishing the treatment basically, which is pretty big. So it ends up being like where you're fairly close to a well-along screenplay by the time I'm done with the treatment in my process. So yeah, we've been working on it for a while. It's going great. I'm super excited about it. I'm super excited about the story."

As for who’s writing the script for the film, Jenkins won’t reveal who that is yet. When asked about the writer, she responded with:

"I want him to have his own proper announcement, so I'm going to wait until that comes out.”

She previously explained that her Star Wars film will tell an original story and that it will be inspired by the Rogue Squadron games and books. It will not be a direct adaptation of any pre-existing narrative:

“[In the Star Wars: Rogue Squadron movie] we're doing something original with great influence from the games and the books. There's a lot of things being acknowledged and understood about the greatness of all of those things, but yes, it's an original story and I'm so psyched to do it."

Star Wars: Rogue Squadron is set to be released on December 23rd, 2023 and I’m excited to see what comes of it.