Taika Waititi Teases “Fun, High Stakes” Star Wars Film — Beforehand Mentioned “It’s Gonna Piss People Off” — World of Reel

Two years in the past, Taika Waititi informed Variety that his “Star Wars” film, which is seemingly nonetheless taking place, “will be a Taika Waititi film.” He added, “It’s gonna piss people off.” This set off the fanbase.

Last we checked, “Poor Things” screenwriter Tony McNamara was employed to pen the screenplay. Now, don’t robotically join McNamara with high quality writing, as, sure, he did pen two acclaimed Lanthimos movies (“The Favourite,” “Poor Things”), but additionally wrote “Cruella” and “The Roses.”

Regardless, the delays surrounding Taika Waititi’s Star Wars film haven’t shelved it from taking place. Waititi is now telling Variety to anticipate one thing “fun.”

If I had been Waititi, I’d transfer ahead shortly on this mission whereas Kennedy’s nonetheless round—I wouldn’t threat her substitute shelving it.

So what does Waititi have in retailer for “Star Wars” followers? “I’m just trying to go back and harness a little bit more of the fun from the original films, which is what I remember [from] them,” he now tells Variety.

“The stakes are very high, and there’s serious things going on, but there’s also a lot of fun to be had in those films. That’s what I was trying to bring back,” Waititi continued. “I was trying to work in a world that was a little bit separate to that because they’ve got so many things going on within that space. For me to do something there, it would need to be a little different and a little bit more its own thing.”

Earlier this month, Kathleen Kennedy, now not Lucasfilm boss, talked about that Waititi’s movie stays “somewhat alive”—not less than creatively. Kennedy revealed that Waititi had already turned in a accomplished script, calling it “hilarious and great.”

However, she emphasised that along with her exit looming, its destiny will in the end be determined by the incoming management staff, which incorporates Dave Filoni. The mission remains to be in play, however not assured.