{"id":85975,"date":"2025-08-22T21:51:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T21:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/85975\/"},"modified":"2025-08-22T21:51:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T21:51:08","slug":"star-wars-rumor-long-delayed-movie-could-finally-be-happening-more-updates-comic-book-movies-and-superhero-movie-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/85975\/","title":{"rendered":"Star Wars Rumor: Long-Delayed Movie Could Finally Be Happening, More Updates &#8211; Comic Book Movies and Superhero Movie News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New <a href=\"https:\/\/www.superherohype.com\/tag\/star-wars\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Star Wars<\/a> rumors have emerged online.<\/p>\n<p>The next Star Wars movie will be The Mandalorian and Grogu, which is being directed by Jon Favreau and is a continuation of Disney+\u2019s The Mandalorian show. That film currently has a May 22, 2026, release date. After that, Shawn Levy\u2019s Star Wars: Starfighting \u2014 starring Ryan Gosling, Matt Smith, and more \u2014 hits theaters on May 28, 2027.<\/p>\n<p>Several more Star Wars projects are in the works; however, none of them have release dates at this time.<\/p>\n<p>What is the new Star Wars rumor?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.superherohype.com\/tag\/patty-jenkins\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Patty Jenkins<\/a>\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.superherohype.com\/tag\/rogue-squadron\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rogue Squadron<\/a> movie is now back in development, according to scooper <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/137039501?utm_campaign=postshare_creator&amp;utm_content=android_share\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Daniel Richtman<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It was announced in December 2020 that Wonder Woman\u2019s Jenkins had been tapped to direct a movie titled Rogue Squadron for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.superherohype.com\/tag\/lucasfilm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lucasfilm<\/a>, with the film originally having a December 22, 2023, release date. The project was delayed before being completely removed from Disney\u2019s release date calendar in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Jenkins told <a href=\"https:\/\/collider.com\/patty-jenkins-claims-rogue-squadron-still-happening\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Collider<\/a> in 2024 that she was working on the project again; although, there haven\u2019t been any substantial updates since then, and many have been left wondering if Rogue Squadron will ever actually come to fruition.<\/p>\n<p>While the latest update from Richtman is promising, it is only a rumor at this time and therefore should be taken with a grain of salt, as there\u2019s been no official Rogue Squadron announcement from Lucasfilm at this time.<\/p>\n<p>Richtman also reports that a \u201cnew Star Wars film\u201d is in the works, per Cosmic Marvel on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/cosmic_marvel\/status\/1958657025656639693\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Twitter<\/a>, though no other details beyond that were given. Additionally, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.superherohype.com\/tag\/james-mangold\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">James Mangold<\/a>\u2019s Star Wars movie is said to begin production next year, according to the scooper. Mangold previously described that project, which will explore the origins of The Force, as a \u201cBiblical epic\u201d he compared to The Ten Commandments when speaking to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/new-star-wars-movies-james-mangold-daisy-ridley-1235368795\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">The Hollywood Reporter<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New Star Wars rumors have emerged online. 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