Star Wars: Rogue Squadron Movie Is Back in Development, Patty Jenkins Confirms

[Tsing]

Star Wars: Rogue Squadron, a new feature film inspired by the Rebel Alliance starfighter group that was first introduced to audiences in 1980's The Empire Strikes Back, is back on the table following what was reportedly the movie's cancellation, director Patty Jenkins has revealed.

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[Stoly]

I'm not sure how to feel about this. Cautiously exited?

 

[Ranulfo]

Too late, the ship has sailed. They'll either make Wedge a woman or kill him off in the first five minutes.

 

[Stoly]

I would asume it would be during the EP IV-Rogue One period, so at least it got that going for it.

But I'm also afraid they will chast a female in the lead and no Wedge Antilles at all. Or even worse turn Wedge into Wedgie

 

[MadMummy76]

It will have an awful cringe squadron like the squadrons videogame.

 

[Endgame]

A super easy solution I’m sure they won’t take. Just turn Michael Stockpole’s X-Wing series into a set of movies. Done

 

[Peter_Brosdahl]

Too late, the ship has sailed. They'll either make Wedge a woman or kill him off in the first five minutes.

The first 5 seconds during the crawl. I can see it now, "Shortly after the death of Wedge Antilles a rag-tag group of pilots led by . . ."

 

[MadMummy76]

Rag-tag? No way, a "diverse group of marginalized pilots"