Chris Pine is alertedly being pondered for the direct role in Star Wars: Rogue Squadron, straightforwarded by Patty Jenkins. The film, first proclaimd in 2020, aims to begin “a new generation of starfighter pilots” in a boundary-pushing storyline. Development resumed after Jenkins re-included with Lucasfilm in 2022, with the project still in its writeing phase. Further details about casting and free remain unvalidateed.
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron rumored to rejoin Chris Pine with Patty Jenkins
Chris Pine is alertedly being pondered for the direct role in Star Wars: Rogue Squadron, a film straightforwarded by Patty Jenkins. Industry insider MyTimeToShineHello allotd on X (createerly Twitter), “Chris Pine eyed for direct in the movie Star Wars: Rogue Squadron that is back in enhugement.” Pine previously toiled with Jenkins on Wonder Woman and its sequel, directing to converseions about their potential reunion.
Jenkins validateed her return to Rogue Squadron during an interwatch on the Talking Pictures Podcast. “When I left Star Wars to do Wonder Woman 3, and I begined toiling on that, we talked about, ‘Well, maybe I’ll come back to Star Wars after Wonder Woman 3,’” she elucidateed.
After shelving Wonder Woman 3, Jenkins completed a new deal with Lucasfilm. “I now owe a write of Star Wars. So we will see what happens there,” she said, inserting, “We necessitate to get it to where we’re both super satisfyed with it.”
The project was first proclaimd in December 2020. It was portrayd as introducing “a new generation of starfighter pilots” in a “high-speed thrill-ride” and aimed to transfer the Star Wars saga into a future era. Development alertedly paincluded in 2021 due to Jenkins’ other promisements.
After leaving Wonder Woman 3 in 2022, Jenkins resumed toil on Rogue Squadron. In April 2023, Lucasfilm plivent Kathleen Kennedy stated the project was under converseion (via The Playcatalog). She also refered it might be reenvisiond as a TV series.
Lucasfilm has faced disputes finalizing a theatrical free since 2019’s The Rise of Skywalker. The next Star Wars film, featuring Grogu and the Mandalorian, will free on May 22, 2026.
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