Taika Waititi confirms his Star Wars film is on hold

Filmmaker Taika Waititi has confirmed that his Star Wars project, which was first announced in 2020, has been placed on ice indefinitely.

FTMQ Creators, written by our newsroom19 October 2026 at 01:061 view

Director Taika Waititi has stated that his planned Star Wars feature film is officially on hold, as reported by Variety, IGN, and Cosmic Book News. Speaking to Inverse while promoting his film Klara and the Sun, Waititi revealed that the project has been put on ice while he works on a different endeavor. [1][2][3]

Variety reported that Waititi told the outlet they were going to put it on ice and work on a different project together. His publicist reportedly instructed him not to discuss the matter further during the interview. [1]

The Star Wars project had been in development since 2020, according to Variety. The Star Wars franchise encompasses multiple live-action and animated films, including the primary nine-film Skywalker Saga. [1][4]

Waititi is an Academy Award-winning New Zealand filmmaker, writer, and actor who was previously named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine in 2022. [5]

Taika Waititi confirmed his Star Wars movie is indefinitely on hold.
The Star Wars project had been in active development since 2020.
Waititi disclosed the update while promoting his film Klara and the Sun.

Sources

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[1]Taika Waititi Confirms His ‘Star Wars’ Movie Has Been Put ‘on Ice’ IndefinitelyVariety, 1d ago (the report this story comes from)
[2]'It's Very Iced' — Taika Waititi's Star Wars Movie 'on Ice'IGN, 1d ago
[3]Taika Waititi Shelves His Star Wars Movie: ‘It’s Very Iced’Cosmic Book News, 1d ago

Background

[4]List of Star Wars films on Wikipedia
[5]Taika Waititi on Wikipedia
[6]Ice Cube on Wikipedia

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