Daisy Ridley's Star Wars comeback has received mixed reactions from the fandom but given how the franchise has turned things around after the sequel trilogy, there's renewed hope that the next big-screen project set in a galaxy far, far away will be handled better, especially now that Dave Filoni serves as Lucasfilm's new CCO.
Recently, the yet-to-be-titled project centered on Rey establishing her own Jedi Order received a promising update, with reports claiming it'll begin filming in Spring 2024. However, it appears that it won't start production anytime soon after all.
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Star Wars: New Jedi Order Film Receives New Production Update
According to Star Wars News Net, the follow-up to The Rise of Skywalker won't begin filming until before the Summer of 2024. Turns out, the film's script is not yet ready and the delays caused by the Hollywood strikes have derailed the film's production.
On a more positive note, Jeff Sneider recently reported on The Hot Mic that the New Jedi Order film has already cast its lead actors who were previously rumored to be playing Rey's Jedi apprentices.
While the insider didn't say anything concrete, Sneider claims we can expect the news to drop soon. "I wouldn’t be surprised if we got Star Wars news this month. Star Wars has always been a franchises that has like...things don’t always get announced. I remember years ago that this was uproar that Star Wars hadn’t hired a writer of colour, but I came out, after people told me privately, and said that they have writers of colour, but that they don’t want to respond to all the nonsense essentially."
"I do think that there are things lying in wait. Possibly casting news that are already done. I think that the Daisy Ridley movie has its leads already and it is just a matter of a reporter finding out."
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Although the sequels left a bad taste in the fandom's mouths, this could be the chance for Rey to redeem herself and personally speaking, I'm excited to see what the next chapter of Star Wars holds.
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