Every Star Wars movie and TV project canceled by Disney, ranked

What was it? The idea of a movie just about cool-ass bounty hunter Boba Fett went through a few different iterations in the early days of Disney’s stewardship of the Star Wars brand (this is supposedly what would’ve been), but it seemingly came the closest to actually happening when to make the movie. We never heard much about it beyond that, including whether or not it would take place before or after Fett fell into the Sarlacc pit in , but details like that are just the finishing touches when you have an idea is solid as “Boba Fett movie.”What happened to it? Solo’s flop didn’t help, but the was supposedly The Mandalorian, which did the Boba Fett thing so well that it seemed unnecessary to actually make a real Boba Fett thing with Boba Fett. The Mandalorian eventually paid respect to the helmet-wearing bounty hunter who inspired it with some appearances from Fett himself, setting up the lousy spin-off (which, as far as we know, doesn’t have any real connection to what the movie would’ve been).What was its midi-chlorian count? 3,500. On paper, the idea of a movie about Boba Fett was great. Everyone likes the guy, we don’t know much about him beyond the fact that he looks cool, and Disney could use him to fill in some gaps in the timeline when the Jedi and the Skywalkers aren’t doing much. We know that the TV show didn’t work out well, but in a “what might’ve been” scenario, the movie still had some potential.

What was it? An animated Star Wars comedy show from the creators of Robot Chicken, featuring celebrity voice actors and a bunch of wacky Star Wars jokes. Detours was developed before Disney bought Lucasfilm, and George Lucas was so confident in it that he completed a bunch of episodes and had commissioned scripts for several more.What happened to it? Disney didn’t like the idea of releasing a Star Wars satire before releasing , so it was , never to be touched again. That means Disney killed it, even if Disney didn’t create it.What was its midi-chlorian count? 5,000. The final Star Wars thing made by George Lucas! Even if it was crappy, it’s still historically significant. That being said, the trailers—all scrubbed from the internet—looked a bit crappy.

What was it? The original pitch for Disney’s Episode IX, which would’ve been directed by Colin Trevorrow, apparently called Duel Of The Fates. The movie would’ve been completely different from J.J. Abrams’ , with actual plot points and characterizations carried over from Rian Johnson’s , and without any of the stuff everyone hated about Rise Of Skywalker.What happened to it? Once again, is that the filmmaker and the studio had different ideas for what the movie should look like. Or maybe Lucasfilm was scared of the divisive reaction to The Last Jedi and wanted something a little more straightforward and fan service-y. Or maybe the powerfully negative reaction to Trevorrow’s had some kind of impact.What was its midi-chlorian count? 8,000. The leaked script is , and pretty much anything would’ve been better than The Rise Of Skywalker, but doesn’t necessarily translate to a good movie. And there was apparently some kind of romantic subplot between Rey and Poe? That’s stupid. Also, even if it wasn’t a factor in Disney’s decision to go in a different direction, we still know how The Book Of Henry and Trevorrow’s Jurassic World franchise turned out.

What were they? That’s the thing: We don’t know. We know a Star Wars thing that would’ve been directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy from Ms. Marvel, and we know Sleight director that may have been related to the old TIE Fighter computer games, but the enthusiasm that everyone had for their projects at least made them seem interesting.What happened to them? he was “asked to leave the Star Wars universe,” and Dillard says his project is but “not for lack of trying.” So … let’s go with “the filmmakers and the studio had different ideas for what the movies should look like.”What were their midi-chlorian counts? 8,500. A handful of optimistic bonus points for being mysterious. We’re assuming these creators had good ideas, which gives them a slight edge.

What was it? Kevin Feige is the mastermind behind Marvel Studios and the Marvel Cinematic Universe, having discovered superhero comics while working as an assistant at The Donners’ Company, leading to him getting a producer job on the first X-Men movie and then increasingly high-level positions at the company that would become Marvel Studios. But his first love was Star Wars, and it made perfect sense at making billions of dollars with another one of its brands.What happened to it? We don’t really know. when Disney pumped the brakes on its Star Wars projects in early 2023, and we never heard any additional details about it. Perhaps Feige had other things to worry about? His MCU has been a bit shaky, after all.What was its midi-chlorian count? 15,000. Come on, whether it was good or not, this guy almost single-handedly changed the movie industry, and he’s been working in one genre for over a decade. Who wouldn’t want to see what kind of Star Wars nerd ideas he’s been sitting on, especially when he’s supposedly been thinking about them for his entire life?

What was it? A surprisingly personal entry in the long canon of Star Wars movies, Rogue Squadron would’ve been a movie about the pilots of the Rebel Alliance, inspired by the death of Patty Jenkins’ father—who was a fighter pilot in real life. with a video of Jenkins putting on a flight suit and hopping in an X-Wing, and she just seemed very freakin excited about it.What happened to it? What didn’t happen to it? The movie was announced a little prematurely, with Jenkins busy developing a third Wonder Woman for Warner Bros. at the time, and Rogue Squadron was reportedly a few years after being teased. But then the Warner Bros./Discovery merger happened and Wonder Woman 3 was canceled amid , with Jenkins ultimately deciding to go back to Rogue Squadron. Unfortunately, it was in early 2023, with no real reason given.What was its midi-chlorian count? 19,000. This could’ve been rad as hell, even without the emotional angle of Jenkins making the movie as a tribute to her dad. The dogfight scenes in Star Wars movies are generally very cool, so a whole movie about pilots having space pilot adventures, playing space volleyball, and flying into the space danger zone would’ve been awesome.