Disney Has Shifted an Untitled Star Wars Film Off Its Upcoming Schedule

Simply over every week after asserting a new trilogy of Star Wars feature films is in improvement with author Simon Kinberg, there’s one other element for speculation-crazed Star Wars followers to ponder. Disney has shifted an “Untitled Star Wars” movie from its upcoming schedule, slotting Ice Age 6 onto that launch date (December 18, 2026) as a replacement.

Variety confirmed the date change. A few issues proper off the bat: that doesn’t imply the Star Wars movie isn’t occurring. It simply means there will likely be an extended wait to see it. It additionally doesn’t change the truth that the next big-screen Star Wars adventure, The Mandalorian & Grogu, is at present set to hit theaters May 22, 2026. Disney additionally has yet one more Star Wars movie, equally untitled, nonetheless held on December 17, 2027.

Nevertheless, the schedule change does deliver up some fascinating questions, particularly since Star Wars is in a second the place Lucasfilm is feeling growing stress to resolve what comes next for the franchise. After Kinberg’s trilogy was introduced, io9 took a take a look at the entire upcoming Star Wars slate—together with confirmed tasks, tasks in all probability coming however that aren’t but in manufacturing, and stuff that’s been type of drifting within the galaxy far, far-off.

So what was almost definitely to have been hovering over that December 18, 2026 spot? You must guess it had been put aside for one of many three options introduced at Star Wars Celebration Europe 2023: Sharmeen Obiad-Chinoy’s story specializing in Daisy Ridley’s Rey and the New Jedi Order; Dave Filoni’s Mandoverse-adjacent movie rumored to include the Inheritor to the Empire novels; and James Mangold’s exploration of the earliest days of the Jedi.

With Kinberg’s trilogy now getting into the combo, it’s totally potential Lucasfilm wished to purchase extra time to resolve which of those motion pictures to launch first. Even past the scrutinized realm of Star Wars media, launch dates change in Hollywood on a regular basis—and there’s no arguing with the concept that taking extra time to get the film proper is best than dashing one thing to screens, irrespective of how impatient followers may get.

At any fee, the man with the helmet and his little inexperienced buddy will likely be coming in a few 12 months and a half; possibly by then, we’ll have a greater concept of what’s going to comply with it to screens. What do you hope is the following Star Wars film after The Mandalorian and Grogu?

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