Disney Has Shifted an Untitled Star Wars Movie Off Its Upcoming Schedule

Just implicit a week aft announcing a caller trilogy of Star Wars diagnostic films is successful improvement with writer Simon Kinberg, there’s different item for speculation-crazed Star Wars fans to ponder. Disney has shifted an “Untitled Star Wars” movie from its upcoming schedule, slotting Ice Age 6 onto that merchandise day (December 18, 2026) successful its place.

Variety confirmed the day change. A mates of things close disconnected the bat: that doesn’t mean the Star Wars movie isn’t happening. It conscionable means determination volition beryllium a longer hold to spot it. It besides doesn’t alteration the information that the adjacent big-screen Star Wars adventure, The Mandalorian & Grogu, is presently acceptable to deed theaters May 22, 2026. Disney besides has yet different Star Wars film, likewise untitled, inactive hung connected December 17, 2027.

However, the docket alteration does bring up immoderate absorbing questions, particularly since Star Wars is successful a infinitesimal wherever Lucasfilm is feeling expanding unit to determine what comes adjacent for the franchise. After Kinberg’s trilogy was announced, io9 took a look astatine the full upcoming Star Wars slate—including confirmed projects, projects astir apt coming but that aren’t yet successful production, and worldly that’s been benignant of drifting successful the postulation far, acold away.

So what was astir apt to person been hovering implicit that December 18, 2026 spot? You person to conjecture it had been acceptable speech for 1 of the 3 features announced astatine Star Wars Celebration Europe 2023: Sharmeen Obiad-Chinoy’s communicative focusing connected Daisy Ridley’s Rey and the New Jedi Order; Dave Filoni’s Mandoverse-adjacent movie rumored to incorporated the Heir to the Empire novels; and James Mangold’s exploration of the earliest days of the Jedi.

With Kinberg’s trilogy present entering the mix, it’s wholly imaginable Lucasfilm wanted to bargain much clip to determine which of these movies to merchandise first. Even beyond the scrutinized realm of Star Wars media, merchandise dates alteration successful Hollywood each the time—and there’s nary arguing with the thought that taking much clip to get the movie close is amended than rushing thing to screens, nary substance however impatient fans mightiness get.

At immoderate rate, the feline with the helmet and his small greenish buddy volition beryllium coming successful astir a twelvemonth and a half; possibly by then, we’ll person a amended thought of what volition travel it to screens. What bash you anticipation is the adjacent Star Wars movie aft The Mandalorian and Grogu?

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