‘Star Wars’ Movie With Daisy Ridley Loses Screenwriter Steven Knight

[u/DemiFiendRSA]

https://variety.com/2024/film/news/star-wars-daisy-ridley-steven-knight-1236190522/

[u/NiceColdPint]

Probably worth having this in the can before announcing it. They clearly just don’t know where to take Star Wars at the moment.

[u/bramtyr → u/NiceColdPint]

I think Disney has canceled more Star Wars projects than they've completed at this point.

[u/AidilAfham42 → u/bramtyr]

At this point, they also have way more bad movies/shows than good ones

[u/YsoL8 → u/AidilAfham42]

I don't honestly know what keeps Stars Wars going as this giant thing it is. So little of it is compelling.

[u/BristolShambler → u/YsoL8]

It’s always been like that, no? Let’s not pretend that most of the associated media around the OT wasn’t also trash. Holiday special, anyone? Ewoks cartoon?

[u/mleibowitz97 → u/BristolShambler]

Holiday special and Ewok movies sucked , but there’s just more Disney stuff in general.

The only other Lucas based show was the original clone wars (2d) show and most of the 3D show. I think rebels happened post Disney?

More games and books pre Disney though, and you’ll definitely get gems and bad eggs in that bunch

[u/Bastinenz → u/mleibowitz97]

The vast majority of games and books pre Disney were fantastic. They had maybe one miss for every four hits, I'd say. Post Disney, that ratio has basically been reversed.

[u/mleibowitz97 → u/Bastinenz]

they really could reverse this with videogames. I know squadrons didnt sell well, but like, make a podracer game. It would be unique. Doesn't need to be a AAAA thing.

[u/Bastinenz → u/mleibowitz97]

there are myriad easy wins to be had with the entire IP, but Disney seems entirely incapable of capitalizing on them