GAME OF THRONES Showrunners Officially Exit Their STAR WARS Trilogy Due To Scheduling Issues

There was a lot of excitement surrounding Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss' plans for a new Star Wars trilogy, but it's no longer happening. Find more details on that right here...

By JoshWilding - Oct 29, 2019 03:10 AM EST

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There have been rumblings this could be the case after they signed a nine-figure deal with Netflix, but it's now been confirmed that David Benioff and D.B. Weiss will no longer take charge of a new Star Wars trilogy for Disney and Lucasfilm. The first chapter was expected to be released in 2022, but scheduling issues seem to have put an end to that idea.

"We love Star Wars," the filmmakers said in a joint statement. "When George Lucas built it, he built us too. Getting to talk about Star Wars with him and the current Star Wars team was the thrill of a lifetime, and we will always be indebted to the saga that changed everything."

"David Benioff and Dan Weiss are incredible storytellers," Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy adds. "We hope to include them in the journey forward when they are able to step away from their busy schedule to focus on Star Wars." Unfortunately, if that does happen, it won't be for close to a decade, as they're tied into the aforementioned deal with Disney+ rival Netflix.

"There are only so many hours in the day, and we felt we could not do justice to both Star Wars and our Netflix projects," the Game of Thrones showrunners concluded. "So we are regretfully stepping away."

Many fans argued that Benioff and Weiss didn't have the creative chops to deliver a new Star Wars trilogy after the disappointing Game of Thrones finale, and it's hard not to wonder if that factored into their decision to walk away from this Galaxy Far, Far Away. After all, they've already dealt with one rabid fanbase so why risk incurring the wrath of another?

Either way, Disney's big screen plans for the Star Wars franchise now remain up in the air.

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As you can see above, the show (which is set a few years after the events of Return of the Jedi) will feature an "Outland TIE Fighter" which appears to be part-TIE Fighter, part-X-Wing. This is actually a design we saw in concept art for The Force Awakens a few years back.

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The question is, after Yoda's surprise cameo in The Last Jedi, will we also get a similar shocker in this movie? Well, according to a rumour shared by Showbiz411, Anakin Skywalker actor Hayden Christensen is set to reprise the role, presumably as the Force Ghost we saw at the end of Return of the Jedi.

There was concept art depicting this in The Force Awakens, so J.J. Abrams returning to that well wouldn't be a massive surprise. The same report points to Han Solo also showing up here.

A New, Behind The Scenes Look At Cara Dune

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The Mandalorian is mostly shrouded in secrecy despite being set to arrive on Disney+ in a matter of weeks. Now, star Gina Carano has taken to social media to share a new look at Cara Dune.

The character has been featured alongside Pedro Pascal's Madalorian and Taika Waititi's IG-11 on a lot of promo art, so she's clearly going to be one of the show's leads. This photo obviously doesn't reveal a huge amount about what we should expect, but Dune looks like a total badass!

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According to the latest episode of the Distraction Pieces with Scroobius Pip podcast (via Inverse), it all rode on a football match between England and Colombia. "At the start of that game, because J.J. is a motherf*cker in the best way possible, he emailed me and he said, ‘I think I have a Star Wars part for you,’" Monaghan recalled.

"And I wrote back and said, ‘Brilliant, I won’t bother you but let me know if there’s anything I can do or what I can say.’ He wrote back and said, ‘If England beat Colombia, you’re in.’ I was like, oh mate, you bastard." After a penalty shootout, he received a text saying simply, "You’re in."

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They're highly detailed, bound to be expensive, and sure to be a must-have for fans of the franchise in the not too distant future. We'll keep you guys updated as more of these are revealed.

The Mandalorian's Budget

We know that Disney isn't shying away from spending huge money on its Disney+ streaming service, and that includes The Mandalorian. Speaking at the Vanity Fair New Establishment Summit, Disney CEO Bob Iger confirmed that reports the show cost around $12.5 million - $15 million per episode (without getting too specific, of course).

He noted that, "We’re in this for the long run. We don’t want to get too far ahead of ourselves."

They say that you have to spend money to make money, and that certainly seems to be the approach with Disney+. After all, a second season of The Mandalorian is already being shot.

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Kyos - 10/29/2019, 3:40 AM

Two down, one to go?

OmegaDaGrodd - 10/29/2019, 3:52 AM

Making room for Johnson's trilogy

CaptaCornflakes - 10/29/2019, 3:56 AM

@OmegaDaGrodd - Pretty sure that was gonna happen anyway.

TheOtherOn - 10/29/2019, 3:53 AM

TheOtherOn - 10/29/2019, 3:55 AM

Spidey91 - 10/29/2019, 3:57 AM

Well, so much for f*cking up GoT I guess.
Disney probably expects untapped benefits from their upcoming Disney+ shows that the movies won't be seen as necessary going forward.

CaptaCornflakes - 10/29/2019, 3:57 AM

Let us fix this franchise

Nebula - 10/29/2019, 4:06 AM

Nebula - 10/29/2019, 4:22 AM

Admit that you didn't know what you were doing with Game of Thrones and then you're out of Star Wars within days.

Polaris - 10/29/2019, 4:13 AM

They rushed GoT to go make Star Wars... I guess their expectations were subverted lmao

Doomsday8888 - 10/29/2019, 4:20 AM

@Polaris
Heh, lol, ain't that the truth! :P

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