Taika Waititi’s “Star Wars” movie, which has been in development since 2020, is officially on hold, the director confirmed while promoting his latest film “Klara and the Sun.” “I hate to break this to you, but we’re going to actually put it on ice and we’re working on a different thing together,” Waititi told Inverse while discussing “Star Wars.” His publicist reportedly told him not to say more about it during the conversaiton. I’ve got about four other movies I’m trying to do,” he continued. That’s what I was trying to bring back,” Waititi continued.
For me to do something there, it would need to be a little different and a little bit more its own thing.” Previously, exiting Lucasfilm boss Kathleen Kennedy said Waititi’s “Star Wars” was “still somewhat alive.” Thus far, Waititi’s latest directorial effort, “Klara and the Sun,” has met a mixed response from critics and fans. Variety’s Guy Lodge wrote in his review that “Jenna Ortega tries hard to illuminate this misbegotten Kazuo Ishiguro adaptation, but Waititi’s decision to play it for strained, whimsical comedy is ruinous.”
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