{"id":389188,"date":"2026-01-25T05:13:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T05:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/389188\/"},"modified":"2026-01-25T05:13:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T05:13:08","slug":"taika-waititis-star-wars-movie-finally-gets-an-exciting-new-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/389188\/","title":{"rendered":"Taika Waititi’s Star Wars Movie Finally Gets An Exciting New Update"},"content":{"rendered":"

Taika Waititi\u2019s Star Wars<\/a> movie was first announced back in 2020, but progress hasn\u2019t exactly been quick. Speaking at last year\u2019s Star Wars Celebration, then-Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy quipped that \u201cTaika is on Taika time,\u201d openly acknowledging it was taking a while for the script to be written. Kennedy has now stepped down from the position, replaced by co-presidents Dave Filoni and Lynwen Brennan, and she offered an exciting update on several upcoming Star Wars films<\/a> \u2013 even revealing Waititi has actually finished his script.<\/p>\n

Waititi is currently doing the rounds promoting his new family comedy Fing!, and Variety<\/a> took the opportunity to ask about his script. According to Waititi, he\u2019s attempting to find the same sense of fun in the original trilogy. \u201cThe stakes are very high,\u201d he explained, \u201cand there are serious things going on, but there\u2019s also a lot of fun to be had.\u201d<\/p>\n

Taika Waititi says his #StarWars<\/a> movie in development at Lucasfilm will \u201charness a little more of the fun from the original films.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe stakes are very high, and there are serious things going on, but there\u2019s also a lot of fun to be had.\u201d<\/p>\n

Waititi is promoting his new family\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/Akli1pSo2t<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Variety (@Variety) January 24, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

We\u2019ll Have To Wait & See Whether Waititi\u2019s Film Is a Priority for Lucasfilm<\/p>\n

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Waititi is used to operating in established franchises like Star Wars and the MCU; Thor: Ragnarok was generally seen as a successful reinvention of the Thor franchise, while Thor: Love & Thunder didn\u2019t fare as well. The comments suggest Waititi\u2019s Star Wars script has a similar tone and style to those two MCU movies, given the emphasis on humor and the sheer sense of fun. Waititi\u2019s star has waned a little since he first began working on this script in 2020, but he\u2019s still a much-admired writer and director who brings a lot to the table.<\/p>\n

Kathleen Kennedy has left Lucasfilm and Star Wars<\/a> now, although she\u2019s still serving as a producer on The Mandalorian and Grogu and Shawn Levy\u2019s Star Wars: Starfighter. That means the decision will now be made by Filoni and Brennan, who will choose whether to go ahead with this film based on whether it aligns with the new creative direction they\u2019re taking. There\u2019s evidence the studio\u2019s plans changed somewhat when succession planning for Kennedy began, and it\u2019s certainly promising that Waititi was still commissioned to continue working on his script.<\/p>\n

The future of Star Wars remains a little unclear at the moment. The first priority after Starfighter appears to be a new Star Wars trilogy written by Simon Kinberg<\/a>, which many expect to bring back Daisy Ridley as Rey. If that is indeed the case, then \u2013 assuming Waititi\u2019s film fits with the creative direction of Luncasfilm under Filoni and Brennan \u2013 it\u2019s safe to assume it won\u2019t be coming out until 2029 at the earliest. We\u2019re unlikely to get much more news anytime soon.<\/p>\n

Which upcoming Star Wars theatrical project do you think Dave Filoni should make his top priority? Leave a comment below and\u00a0join the conversation now in the\u00a0ComicBook Forum<\/a>!<\/p>\n