Daisy Ridley is set to reprise her role as Rey Skywalker in Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy’s upcoming Star Wars film. We don’t know much about this movie, except for the controversial remarks its filmmaker has made, and that it might be titled “New Jedi Order.”
So, I’m usually not really keen on looking for Star Wars intel, but a well-informed source is giving me additional details on the current status of this film, and it’s not good news.
I’ve been told that Disney has delayed the film “indefinitely”, which is why they surprised everyone last week and decided to announce “The Mandalorian and Grogu” as the next Star Wars movie. They just don’t have confidence that “New Jedi Order” will be happening in the near future.
The problems seem to reside in creative differences between screenwriter Steven Knight and LucasFilm. I’m told that a draft had originally been written for the film, but LucasFilm gave him so many notes that he had to start from scratch.
To make matters worse, there is the possibility that Knight might not be staying on-board the project. His frustrations have grown, so he’s put Star Wars on the backburner and is now focused on the screenplay for his “Peaky Blinders” movie, which is supposed to go into production in the fall.
These issues with Knight come only two years after development on the film started, and various drafts had circulated, with different writers, including Damon Lindelof (Watchmen) and Justin Brit-Gibson, both eventually exiting this untitled Rey Skywalker movie. Knight came aboard soon after.
It was widely reported and believed that this Rey movie would be the first one to get released, and a May 22nd, 2026 release date had been announced last year for it. This past November, Ridley had insinuated that the next Star Wars film to be released theatrically was going to be hers. Things have clearly changed.