We reported in January last year – although it feels like a lifetime ago at this stage – that Marvel boss Kevin Feige was producing a Star Wars movie and it would be penned by Rick & Morty and Loki’s Michael Waldon – he has since penned Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness but we didn’t know that at the time.
Now, we have the news that even though Feige’s movie is still around five years away, writing has already begun.
“Obviously, I’m kind of busy, off writing this little Star Wars movie,” Waldron has said during the press tour for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
He added: “The sheer canvas for ‘Star Wars’ is quite literally all of space and all of time … there are just infinite possibilities … I’m excited to be working in that world”
We guess this means they’re ensuring it’s the right movie for Marvel’s head to put his name to.
And, while there have been issues with Loki and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Waldon is a fun writer and his grasp of Star Wars seems pretty solid, with previously saying of the franchise: “Star Wars, at its best, is a story about family. Han, Luke, and Leia were a family; you love seeing them together, and you hated it when they were split apart. It’s great characters. That’s nothing new. I am not going to blow anybody’s mind with that headline — but that’s my biggest takeaway.”
Hmmmmmmmm… it’s a pity he didn’t tell Disney that the fans hated seeing Han, Luke and Leia split apart as, had they known, we might have got a very different – and maybe better – sequel trilogy.
With Patty Jenkins’ Rogue Squadron still set for Christmas 2023 and then Taika Waititi’s Star Wars after that, we’re not expecting to hear too much about Feige’s entry any time soon but as soon as we do, so will you all.
Source: Deadline
Marc
Marc is a self-confessed nerd. Ever since seeing Star Wars for the first time around 1979 he’s been an unapologetic fan of the Wars and still believes, with Clone Wars and now Underworld, we are yet to see the best Star Wars. He’s a dad of two who now doesn’t have the time (or money) to collect the amount of toys, comics, movies and books he once did, much to the relief of his long-suffering wife. In the real world he’s a graphic designer. He started Following the Nerd because he was tired of searching a million sites every day for all the best news that he loves and decided to create one place where you can go to get the whole lot. Secretly he longs to be sitting in the cockpit of his YT-1300 Corellian Transport ship with his co-pilot Chewie, roaming the universe, waiting for his next big adventure, but feels just at home watching cartoons with his kids….
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