Crisis in Star Wars: Damon Lindelof would have abandoned his ambitious film

near future star Wars It doesn’t look good on the big screen. Just a couple of weeks ago Diversity reiterated that Disney canceled Kevin Feige and Patty Jenkins films. Now, according to information from ‌Above the line, Damon Lindelof and Justin Britt-Gibsonwho were responsible for the script of one of the most anticipated feature films of the franchise, they abandoned the project.

Just in February of last year, everything indicated that production would continue without major disruptions. In fact, Lucasfilm began searching for the main characters and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II was a candidate for the lead role. Similarly, it was found that Sharmeen Obeid-Chinoy (miss marvel) will take the lead.

Despite the unfortunate departure of Lindelof and Britt-Gibson, there is currently no information suggesting the film has been cancelled. Of course, we do not know in which direction this project will go. star Wars after the abandonment of their masterminds.

They also do not know what were the reasons for his departure. Lindelof recently stated that his project would not go ahead unless it was “cool enough”. Except, acknowledged that film development star Wars it was very difficult.

“The degree of difficulty is extremely high. If he cannot be great, he must not exist. That’s all I’ll say because I have the same associations with star Wars what are you I mean, this is the first movie I saw sitting on my father’s lap, I was four years old, in May 77. I think sometimes it happens that when there is something that you value so highly , you go to the kitchen and you say: “Maybe I shouldn’t cook, but just eat.”

Damon Lindeloff.

Film about star Wars Damon Lindelof would already have had a different writer

Above the line ensures that Damon Lindelof and Justin Britt-Gibson they delivered the project, although this is unlikely to be the film’s narrative base. Lucasfilm already had another screenwriter ready to take over the story, though his name has not been released.

On the other hand, from the source they state that this film will be officially presented at the next Star Wars celebrationwhich will be held in Anaheim from May 26 to 29.

When it became known that Lindelof had a project star Wars in his hands it quickly created anticipation. Mainly for participation in such series as Lost And watchman. In the field of cinema, he also excelled as a screenwriter. Cowboys versus Aliens, Star Trek: Into Darkness, Prometheus And World War Zamong other things.

Fans had high hopes for this movie because Lindelof wanted to explore the fictional universe after the events Star Wars: Skywalker. Sunrise. As such, it will be the first production to venture into a completely unknown piece of the timeline – at least in film.

The last trilogy showed that star Wars I needed fresh stories, far from the Skywalker saga. On the side of the series The Mandalorian tried to distance himself from this narrative – at first – and Andor he did the same later. However, this “trend” is not yet reflected in feature films.

Now that Kevin Feige, Patty Jenkins and Damon Lindelof are gone star Wars, it’s unclear what direction the franchise will take on the big screen. Responsibility will fall on Taika Waititi and Rian Johnson’s films, which are still standing.