Lucasfilm passes on Star Wars droid film pitched by Paddington 2 team
Lucasfilm rejected a Star Wars film centered on a droid, pitched by the directors of Paddington 2, Paul King and Simon Farnaby. The project never came together, but its concept may be reworked into a non-Star Wars film.
Key points
- Paul King and Simon Farnaby, the directing and writing team behind Paddington 2, pitched a Star Wars film centered on a droid to Lucasfilm.
- The project did not meet Lucasfilm's requirements to feature established Star Wars characters.
- The idea is being reworked and may eventually become a non-Star Wars film.
- King and Farnaby have since worked on other projects, including Wonka and a Labubu movie.
- The rejection is the latest in a series of abandoned Star Wars film projects, including Rian Johnson's trilogy and Guillermo del Toro's Jabba the Hutt film.
Paul King and Simon Farnaby, the directing and writing team behind Paddington 2, have revealed that they pitched a Star Wars film centered on a droid to Lucasfilm. The project, which did not feature any of the franchise's established characters, was rejected by the studio. According to Farnaby, Lucasfilm required the film to be a traditional Star Wars movie, which may have been a major factor in its rejection.
The idea is not entirely dead, however, as Farnaby revealed that it is being reworked and may eventually become a non-Star Wars film. King and Farnaby have since moved on to other projects, including the hit film Wonka and a upcoming movie based on the Labubu franchise.
The rejection of the Star Wars droid film is the latest in a series of abandoned projects from the franchise. Other notable examples include Rian Johnson's trilogy and Guillermo del Toro's Jabba the Hutt film. Despite these setbacks, Lucasfilm has continued to release new Star Wars films at a rapid pace, with a new film announced every one to three years since Disney acquired the franchise in 2012 for $4.05 billion.
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