Director Patty Jenkins is making the rounds to promote
Wonder Woman 1984, which finally premieres later this month. But following last week’s surprise announcement that Jenkins will helm
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron for Lucasfilm, fans have a lot of questions about that film, which Jenkins described as “the greatest fighter pilot movie of all time.” While speaking with Collider, Jenkins discussed how far along she and her team are in the development process.
Naturally, Jenkins couldn’t reveal much. But she did confirm that the movie has a writer and they’ve been working on the script for some time. Unfortunately, she couldn’t reveal the mystery scribe’s identity.
Patty Jenkins Will Direct a Star Wars: Rogue Squadron Movie
Nearly a decade ago, Patty Jenkins was going to direct
Thor: The Dark World for Marvel Studios and Disney. However, Jenkins left the project over creative differences and found greater success on Warner Bros.’
Wonder Woman movies. Regardless, it looks like
Wonder Woman 3 is going to have to wait, because Jenkins has rejoined the Disney family to helm a new Star Wars movie.
During the Disney Investor Day presentation, Lucasfilm’s Kathleen Kennedy announced that Jenkins will direct
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron. As the name suggests, the focus will fall on Rogue Squadron, a group of X-Wing pilots for the Rebel Alliance. Within the original trilogy, Luke Skywalker was one of the Rogue Squadron pilots in the first Death Star run. Subsequently, Wedge Antilles emerged as Rogue Squadron’s point man.