Patty Jenkins, previously announced as the director for a 'Top Gun'-like 'Star Wars' film called 'Rogue Squadron' in 2020, revealed that the movie is not entirely dead, but simply on hold.
She shared during Ben Mankiewicz's 'Talking Pictures' show.The interview revealed that she left 'Star Wars' to work on 'Wonder Woman 3' and then started negotiations to return to 'Star Wars' after 'Wonder Woman 3' was completed, but when the Wonder Woman project was shelved, she was required to fulfill her 'Star Wars' commitment during a writer's strike.” podcast (via IGNThe announcement of Jenkins' 'Star Wars' project was made on December 10, 2020, and shortly after, 'Wonder Woman 1984' was released. Despite the mixed critical reception, Warner Bros. announced a third 'Wonder Woman' film.
Despite the cancellation of 'Wonder Woman 3,' there has been minimal news about Jenkins and the 'Rogue Squadron' project, which was initially believed to have been abandoned like other Lucasfilm projects.
After the cancellation of 'Wonder Woman 3,' there has been little information about Jenkins and almost nothing about 'Rogue Squadron,' which was rumored to have been scrapped among other shelved Lucasfilm projects. However, it now appears that there may still be potential for this 'Star Wars' project.
Disney did not provide a response to requests for comment regarding the project's removal from the 2021 release schedule.
The project was removed from Disney's 2021 release schedule.
