Taika Waititi confirms his Star Wars movie is on hold indefinitely

Director Taika Waititi has confirmed that his Star Wars feature film project has been placed on hold indefinitely. Speaking to Inverse while promoting his film Klara and the Sun, Waititi stated that the movie is being put on ice and that he is working on a different project, according to Variety Film and IGN. [1][3][4][5]

Waititi mentioned that his publicist asked him not to discuss the matter further during the conversation. The filmmaker's Star Wars project had been in development since 2020, as reported by Variety Film. [1]

Waititi is a New Zealand filmmaker, writer, actor, and comedian. He has received an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and a Grammy Award, as well as two Golden Globe nominations and six Emmy nominations. [7]

The Star Wars franchise features live-action and animated films set within a shared fictional universe. Its main series was originally structured as a trilogy and was later expanded into a nine-film series known as the Skywalker Saga. [6]