Lucasfilm is beginning to pull together its team for Star Wars: Rogue Squadron. Matthew Robinson has been tapped to write the screenplay for director Patty Jenkins' upcoming Star Wars film, per The Hollywood Reporter.
Robinson is perhaps most well-known for co-writing and co-directing the 2009 comedy The Invention of Lying with Ricky Gervais. Robinson's more recent screenwriting credits include last year's post-apocalyptic comedy Love and Monsters and 2019's Dora and the Lost City of Gold. Robinson is also attached to pen the upcoming remake of Little Shop of Horrors.
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While the title of Rogue Squadron has been used for both Star Wars video games and tie-in novels, the upcoming movie will not adapt any of these previous stories and will instead feature an original narrative. The film is currently slated to release during the holiday season in 2023. After helming Wonder Woman and Wonder Woman 1984, Patty Jenkins will become the first woman to direct a Star Wars film.
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron was originally announced during Disney Investor Day 2020. Disney is also developing an Ashoka Tano spin-off starring Rosario Dawson, a series focusing on Rogue One's Cassian Andor, a Lando Calrissian series, and many more Star Wars projects.
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After the release of The Rise of Skywalker, Star Wars has migrated to streaming, becoming one of the main draws for Disney Plus with programs like The Mandalorian and the upcoming Obi-Wan Kenobi miniseries. Star Wars: Rogue Squadron will be the first theatrically released Star Wars feature since the Skywalker saga's conclusion.
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Robinson is perhaps most well-known for co-writing and co-directing the 2009 comedy The Invention of Lying with Ricky Gervais. Robinson's more recent screenwriting credits include last year's post-apocalyptic comedy Love and Monsters and 2019's Dora and the Lost City of Gold. Robinson is also attached to pen the upcoming remake of Little Shop of Horrors.
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While the title of Rogue Squadron has been used for both Star Wars video games and tie-in novels, the upcoming movie will not adapt any of these previous stories and will instead feature an original narrative. The film is currently slated to release during the holiday season in 2023. After helming Wonder Woman and Wonder Woman 1984, Patty Jenkins will become the first woman to direct a Star Wars film.
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron was originally announced during Disney Investor Day 2020. Disney is also developing an Ashoka Tano spin-off starring Rosario Dawson, a series focusing on Rogue One's Cassian Andor, a Lando Calrissian series, and many more Star Wars projects.
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After the release of The Rise of Skywalker, Star Wars has migrated to streaming, becoming one of the main draws for Disney Plus with programs like The Mandalorian and the upcoming Obi-Wan Kenobi miniseries. Star Wars: Rogue Squadron will be the first theatrically released Star Wars feature since the Skywalker saga's conclusion.
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J. Kim Murphy is a freelance entertainment writer.
Continue reading...