Every Unmade Star Wars Movie (& Why They Didnt Happen)
Every Unmade Star Wars Movie (& Why They Didn’t Happen)
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Throughout the history of Star Wars, there have been various movies that were planned and ultimately never saw the light. Here’s every one of them.
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The Star Wars universe has a total of 11 movies, two being part of the failed anthology series, but there are many others that were never made – and here’s every one of them. The Star Wars franchise has gone through many ups and downs with some very successful movies and others that drew a lot of backlash for their low quality. Still, this universe continues to be one of the most popular and profitable ones in the realms of sci-fi and fantasy, and even though the Skywalker saga has now come to an end, it will continue expanding with more movies telling new stories, as well TV shows, books, and more.
The history of Star Wars in film is divided into three: the original, prequel, and sequel trilogies. It all began in 1977 with the movie now known as Star Wars: A New Hope, which introduced the audience to a galaxy far, far away and the events and characters that would lead the Skywalker saga. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, George Lucas surprised fans with a prequel trilogy that explored the backstory of Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader, and following the acquisition of Lucasfilm by Disney in the 2010s, the sequel trilogy was developed. Between the sequel trilogy movies, the Star Wars universe expanded a bit with two anthology movies, and while there were other movies planned in this same branch, the underperformance of Solo: A Star Wars Story put an end to those plans.
The anthology movies aren’t the only unmade Star Wars movies, as there are many others that didn’t go past a concept for different reasons – whether a change in writers and directors, lack of interest from the audience, or the studio changing its mind. Here’s every unmade Star Wars movie and why they didn’t happen.
George Lucas’ Episodes VII, VIII, & IX
Even before the original trilogy was completed, George Lucas had plans for “three of four” Star Wars trilogies, and by the time Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back was released, he already had the story treatments for nine episodes: episode VII would have continued Luke’s journey as a Jedi, episode VIII would have introduced his sister (who wasn’t Leia at that point), and the final episode would have introduced the Emperor and featured Luke’s final battle against him. The sequels would have also dealt with the rebuilding of the Republic and would have given Luke a romantic partner, and while these and other elements were ultimately scrapped, many others ended up being incorporated into Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, such as Luke becoming a Jedi Knight, the presence of his sister (revealed to be Leia), and the Emperor’s introduction and his final confrontation with Luke. Other plans Lucas had for the sequel trilogy, and specifically the closing chapter of the saga, were Leia being elected “Queen of her people”, Han Solo’s death, Luke living alone after what happened between him and Darth Vader, Luke training Leia in the ways of the Force (which did happen in Disney’s sequel trilogy), and Luke’s death.
However, these plans changed with time for many reasons, such as George Lucas constantly changing his mind, elements from the sequels making it to other movies, and Lucas working on the prequel trilogy. While developing Episodes I-III, Lucas shared on many occasions that Star Wars was meant to be a six-part series and thus there would be no sequel trilogy. Of course, this changed once he left the franchise in Disney’s hands, but even the Mouse House has its own unmade Star Wars movies.
Colin Trevorrow’s Episode IX
In August 2015, Disney announced Colin Trevorrow had joined Star Wars: Episode IX as director, but in August 2017, he dropped out due to “creative differences”, which were later reported to be all about him failing to deliver a “satisfactory script”. However, Trevorrow’s Star Wars 9 script leaked and so fans got an idea of what his Star Wars movie would have been like. Among the things fans would have seen in Trevorrow’s version of Star Wars 9 was the First Order cutting off all communications between planets and the Resistance fighting to re-open them, Finn forming his own army of defecting Stormtroopers, he and Rose taking Force-sensitive children to a remote planet so Rey could train them, Kylo Ren going full-villain and being revealed as the murderer of Rey’s parents (and wouldn’t have returned to the light), and the Emperor would have been mentioned but stayed dead. Trevorrow’s movie would have been a proper continuation to Rian Johnson’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi, far from what J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker ended up being.
The Original Prequels
Producer Gary Kutz has shared that Lucas had plans for a prequel trilogy before the original trilogy was completed. Speaking to IGN in 2002, Kutz shared the basic idea Lucas had for the prequels, which was “dealing with the Clone Wars and the formation of the Jedi Knights”, but in the end, by the time Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace begins, the Jedi Knights are already established. Just like Lucas’ sequels, the original plans for the prequels also changed for different reasons, such as the stress of producing the original trilogy (which initially put an end to all prequel plans) and technical advances in the early 1990s that allowed Lucas to bring something bigger to the big screen, and that required some revisions.
Boba Fett Movie
The Star Wars anthology movies were planned to expand this universe beyond the Skywalker saga and make the wait between Episodes a bit smoother. First was Rogue One in 2016, which was met with critical and commercial success, but then came Solo in 2018. Contrary to Rogue One, Solo, although it received mostly favorable reviews, underperformed at the box office, and this put an end to plans for other anthology movies, among those a Boba Fett movie. The project was announced to be in development in 2013, with Josh Trank joining as director in 2014 but leaving the next year due to creative differences. The studio tried to save the project by bringing James Mangold in as writer and director, but by October 2018, the movie had been canceled, as the studio focused on the production of The Mandalorian. Luckily for Boba Fett, he will get his own TV show as a spin-off of The Mandalorian, and will stream exclusively on Disney+.
Mos Eisley Spaceport Movie
Back in 2018, there were rumors of a Mos Eisley movie being part of the planned anthology movies, but as all plans for this branch of the Star Wars universe were canceled, the Mos Eisley movie didn’t go past being an idea. It was even reported that Lucasfilm had reserved time at Pinewood Studios to start working on an “unannounced” project, believed to be the one about Mos Eisley.
Splinter of the Mind’s Eye
At one point, Lucas wasn’t sure of how the audience would react to the first Star Wars movie, so he had a backup plan in case it turned out to be a major flop. Author Alan Dean Foster was brought in to write the novelization of the first Star Wars movie and a second book titled Splinter of the Mind’s Eye, so in case the first movie wasn’t successful enough to make way for a franchise, Lucas could adapt this story as a low-budget sequel. Ultimately, Star Wars was a big hit, the franchise happened, and Splinter of the Mind’s Eye stayed as a novel, in which Luke and Leia end up on a planet called Mimban as they search for the Kaiburr crystal, which can supposedly enhance the Force powers of the Jedi.
David Benioff & D.B. Weiss’ Star Wars Trilogy
Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss joined the Star Wars universe in 2018 with the intention of producing and writing a new trilogy, separate from the Skywalker saga. Their movies would have reportedly been set either in the far future or the distant past, and no more details about the story were revealed. In October 2019, Benioff and Weiss dropped out due to their commitment to Netflix, as they signed an overall deal to write, produce, and direct new TV series and films for the streaming giant.
Link Source : https://screenrant.com/unmade-star-wars-movie-reason-canceled/
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