A star wars storys lackluster box office performance. That boba fett film is still moving forward the star wars film slate is surprisingly robust at the moment. Star wars spinoff films on obiwan and boba fett put on hold following bad solo box office report the studio is allegedly turning its attention away from a star wars story movies. The film that was intended to focus on fett, and his bounty hunter colleagues was originally developed for director josh trank. Star wars boba fett spinoff movie no longer in the works variety.
This means that obiwan kenobi movie and boba fett movie probably arent going to happen. A star wars story taking a pretty big stumble at the box office. Back in 2015, josh tranks boba fett had its jetpack grounded just. The fans had already lost hope for any more star wars standalone movies after the box office failure of solo. Boba fett movie cancelled according to lucasfilm the disinsider. While the star wars movie currently set for 2022 is still on the official disney release schedule. Star wars boba fett movie no longer in development deadline. After solos disappointing performance at the box office, disney reportedly does not want to take any more financial risks with star wars films outside of clearly established saga movies. The best bounty hunter in the galaxy will have to wait for a solo film in favor of jon favreaus upcoming liveaction series. Mar 17, 2019 boba fett movie cancelled according to lucasfilm 5 months ago earlier this year it was reported that logan director james mangold was in talks to direct a standalone boba fett film. It appears that the boba fett movie isnt happening after all.
Episode v the empire strikes back introduced audiences to the bounty hunter. A boba fett movie was actually planned to be 2018s star wars story but disney forced them to go with solo. The film that was intended to focus on fett, and his bounty hunter colleagues was originally developed for. A solo movie about boba fett was actually one of the first spinoff star wars projects announced. Boba fett movie canceled in favor of the mandalorian. A leaked image from canceled star wars game star wars seems to confirm rumors that it would have been about boba fett. Star wars anthology films put on hold report space. Boba fett movie cancelled, kathleen kennedy confirms. A boba fett spinoff movie has never been officially announced, but theres been talk of its development for several years now, reaching a high earlier this year with the release of solo. Toys, tv, movies, music, wrestling, cartoons, retro. Boba fett is a cult figure and one of the most popular star wars characters.
Oct 28, 2018 this weeks cancellation of a feature film starring the bounty hunter character boba fett tell us just how much trouble the star wars franchise is in. Boba fett star wars spinoff movie cancelled, confirms kathleen kennedy. While star wars has dominated at the box office, disney needs to. He also appears at jabba the hutts palace in episode vi return of the jedi 1983. When the decision to fill up the star wars story banner with spinoff films about alreadyexisting star wars characters was made, it was inevitable that a movie about boba fett would be one of those projects. One such project that has been in the works is a standalone movie for boba fett, the iconic bounty hunter from the original trilogy. It made the movie a bit more exciting in the lead up to its release date, but with a boba fett movie, its hard to see how it could build that same. It appears that the touted star wars spinoff movie centered on bounty hunter boba fett is officially off the table. Jun 20, 2018 star wars spinoff films on obiwan and boba fett put on hold following bad solo box office report the studio is allegedly turning its attention away from a star wars story movies. Oct 26, 2018 previously disney tried to get a boba fett movie prepped in 2014, reportedly with josh trank before he made a personal decision a year later to leave the star wars universe. Will boba fett still happen after solo stumbles at the box.
Last jedi was a flop okay put your personal feelings for that movie aside and actually look at the films box office return. Star wars 9 will more than likely be the key indicator to gauge what comes next. Jon favreau reveals title and plot for star wars tv series one of the many spinoff films announced by disney meant to expand the star wars universe, boba fetts future was rendered uncertain after solo. Star wars boba fett spinoff movie no longer in the works. Lucasfilms standalone boba fett movie has apparently been sarlacced. Lucasfilm canceling its boba fett film could be good news for star. This weeks cancellation of a feature film starring the bounty hunter character boba fett tell us just how much trouble the star wars franchise is in. Jun 22, 2018 star wars anthology films put on hold report. Star wars resistance is now airing on tv, and the clone wars returns next year, too. Josh tranks canceled star wars movie was about boba fett. Lucasfilm canceling its boba fett film could be good for star. Obiwan and boba fett spinoffs bite the dust as lucasfilm flush their development slate after the failure of solo. Nov 24, 2016 not only was the longrumored boba fett star wars anthology movie a going concern, but a teaser reel was prepped to be shown at star wars celebration 2015 alongside an official announcement. Boba fett concept art for canceled star wars game.
Lucasfilm canceling its boba fett film could be good news. Lucasfilm president kathleen kennedy says a boba fett spinoff movie. Boba fett movie canceled in favor of the mandalorian, kennedy. Star wars boba fett movie was surprisingly far along before. Star wars boba fett spinoff movie canceled in favor of mandalorian. Oct 26, 2018 boba fett is no longer getting his own spinoff movie news emerged in may that disney and lucasfilm had been developing a star wars standalone movie centered on the bounty hunter boba fett. Two films deep, however, it looks like that plan is being at the very least encased in carbonite. Oct 26, 2018 kathleen kennedy has reportedly confirmed that james mangolds boba fett movie is dead, in favor of the liveaction star wars tv series the mandalorian.
Jun 21, 2018 disney and lucasfilm are moving away from the star wars story spinoff movies, but are they learning the wrong lesson. In episode v the empire strikes back 1980, he is hired by darth vader to capture han solo. Boba fett is no longer getting his own spinoff movie news emerged in may that disney and lucasfilm had been developing a star wars standalone. Dec 12, 2017 that boba fett film is still moving forward the star wars film slate is surprisingly robust at the moment. Star wars boba fett movie was surprisingly far along. Abrams episode ix in 2019, stephen daldrys obiwan kenobi film likely in 2020, and johnsons first of a new trilogy films shortly after. According to deadline, lucasfilm has confirmed that the star wars boba fett movie has been canceled and for the time being, the blockbuster film company will be setting its sights on the. Before lucasfilm decided to make the mandalorian, we almost had a boba fett movie from director james mangold. Oct 27, 2018 a boba fett movie was actually planned to be 2018s star wars story but disney forced them to go with solo. That is no flop, it was the highest grossing movie. Once planned boba fett centric movie cancelled fantha. Obiwan and boba fett spinoffs reportedly cancelled by. Jun 21, 2018 the underwhelming performance has reportedly caused disney to reconsider the strategy of releasing a new star wars story film every other year, which means that the reported obiwan and boba fett spinoff movies may have been scrapped before they could even get started.
Lucasfilm may change star wars boba fett spinoff due to solo. Why star wars was right to cancel the boba fett movie. Jul 06, 2018 while star wars fans are left squabbling over the solo movie, lucasfilm has put more spinoffs on hold. Ign ranked boba fett as the eighth top star wars character, due to his status as a. The anthologies idea has been around almost as long as the sequel trilogy, with standalone star wars movies for han solo, boba fett and more first reported in early 20. Originally boba fett was set up in empire as a character, and the third movies plot was going to be more about boba fett, rescuing han solo and all of that. Star wars fans were tossed into a bit of a panic earlier this week after a report claiming all future spinoff films had been put on hold by disney. Every star wars movie disney has cancelled screen rant. Oct 27, 2018 boba fett star wars spinoff movie cancelled, confirms kathleen kennedy. Boba fett movie is 100% dead, all focus is on the mandalorian. Previously disney tried to get a boba fett movie prepped in 2014, reportedly with josh trank before he made a personal decision a year later to leave the star wars universe. Plus, stories on star wars only doing standalone movies after episode ix, a cancelled boba fett teaser trailer, tomb raider to be an origin story and the highlander reboot finds a director.
In 2008, boba fett was selected by empire magazine as the 79th greatest movie character of all time, and he is included on fandomania s list of the 100 greatest fictional characters. The game was officially canceled in 20, when disney announced that it. Oct 26, 2018 lucasfilm has reportedly killed its boba fett spinoff film, and if true, that could be a good thing for the franchise as a whole. While star wars fans are left squabbling over the solo movie, lucasfilm has put more spinoffs on hold. Disney and lucasfilm are moving away from the star wars story spinoff movies, but are they learning the wrong lesson. Lucasfilm chief kathleen kennedy finally bit the bullet this week, finally revealed what we all knew to be true that the star wars movie universe is contracting, shrinking, and doing so in. Lucasfilm has reportedly killed its boba fett spinoff film, and if true, that could be a good thing for the franchise as a whole. May 28, 2018 boba fett might not get the green light with solo. In the last year of production out of 4 or 5, george lucas decided that boba should be the protagonist of the game.
But as for now, a solo boba fett movie is dead and the mandalorian is the closest we are getting to a boba fett related project. Once planned boba fett centric movie cancelled fantha tracks. Star wars creator george lucas looked at which at that point had been scrapped and refocused multiple times and told the team he wanted it to be about boba fett, the mercenary whose. The boba fett movie has been cancelled reportedly confirmed by lucasfilm president kathleen kennedy. The untitled movie boba fett movie would have been one of the studios star wars anthology films, which were being spun off as origin stories. It appears that the touted star wars spinoff movie centered on bounty.
Obiwan and boba fett spinoffs reportedly cancelled by lucasfilm. Star wars boba fett movie cancelled when it was cool. Lucasfilm may change star wars boba fett spinoff due to. Star wars boba fett movie canceled inside the magic. Boba fett star wars spinoff movie cancelled, confirms. Lucasfilm president kathleen kennedy has a lot going on right now in terms of star wars projects. Obiwan and boba fett star wars movies reportedly cancelled. Cancellation of boba fett movie reveals a star wars. Oct 26, 2018 it appears that the boba fett movie isnt happening after all. Star wars boba fett movie has been cancelled by disney. Although there had been no formal announcements made about the status of the film, directors like james mangold.
However, initially, it was just announced in 20 as an untitled star wars spinoff penned. Disney and lucasfilms plan of releasing one star wars movie. Exploring the cancelled boba fett star wars movie youtube. Not only was the longrumored boba fett star wars anthology movie a going concern, but a teaser reel was prepped to be shown at star wars celebration 2015 alongside an official announcement. Oct 27, 2018 a boba fett spinoff movie has never been officially announced, but theres been talk of its development for several years now, reaching a high earlier this year with the release of solo. To that end, it was recently confirmed that the boba fett movie is no longer happening and while this upset some fans, this was absolutely the. Star wars spinoff films on obiwan and boba fett put on. Boba fett movie cancelled, kathleen kennedy confirms collider. Kathleen kennedy has reportedly confirmed that james mangolds boba fett movie is dead, in favor of the liveaction star wars tv series the mandalorian. Mar 25, 2020 concept art from the canceled star wars. In 1997, he was retroactively added to the special edition of episode iv a new hope. The once planned boba fett centric a star wars story movie has been 100% cancelled.
Read on to find out which spinoff movie has been cancelled. Star wars boba fett spinoff movie canceled in favor of. As collider exclusively reported, kathleen kennedy has now confirmed that the planned star wars spinoff boba fett movie from james. The boba fett movie never came to pass, and instead morphed into jon favreaus the mandalorian and you can read about the mandalorian season 2 here.
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