It may feel like everyone is watchingGame of Thronesright now, but that’s not true! I’m pretty sure Disney headBob Igerhas not been seeing the recent season and how poorly it’s going.Io9reports, “While speaking at the MoffetNathanson Media & Communications summit, Walt Disney Company chairman Bob Igerconfirmedthat the nextStar Warsfilm followingThe Rise of Skywalkerwill come fromGame of ThronesshowrunnersDavid BenioffandD.B. Weiss." Said Iger:
“We did a deal with David Benioff and D.B Weiss, who are famous forGame of Thrones, and the next movie that we release will be theirs,” Iger said. “And we’re not saying anything more about that.”
Last week we learned that Disney had scheduled newStar Warsmovies for 2022, 2024, and 2026, but there was no specification if these movies would be from D.B. Weiss and David Beinoff or fromRian Johnson. Now it looks like Weiss and Benioff’s firstStar Warsfilm is at least at the stage where Disney is ready to move forward.
Benioff and Weiss were brought on to doStar WarsinFebruary 2018. All that was reported at the time was that the new films would be “separate from both the episodic Skywalker saga and the recently-announced trilogy being developed by Rian Johnson, writer-director ofStar Wars: The Last Jedi.” However, at Celebration last month, producerKathleen Kennedysaid that Benioff and Weiss were working with Johnsonto map out the future ofStar Wars. There weren’t many specifics on what that meant, but I assume it’s to make sure that there wasn’t any overlap in the stories they were planning to tell.
On the one hand, I get Disney’s show of faith in Benioff and Weiss. Bob Iger doesn’t care about lore or character development or story as much as he cares about being able to steer massive franchises.Game of Thrones, regardless of how you feel about the recent seasons, is a major property that makes a lot of money. It is a hit, and now Disney wants Benioff and Weiss to make another hit under theStar Warsbanner. It’s just a shame that lately they’ve shown their writing chops to be weak and ineffective.
The good news is we all know what a badStar Warsmovies looks like with the prequels. Maybe Benioff and Weiss will surprise us with their movie, and if they don’t,Star Warswill endure all the same.
