has been taken Star Wars Shockingly, it took five years to complete another movie. This seems especially surprising considering what Disney really wants Star Wars When House of Mouse acquired Lucasfilm in 2012, Disney CEO Bob Iger admitted that the studio didn’t have a reliable pipeline at the time, but it took just a few years to acquire it. achieved a stable box office revenue. Get in position. a new one Star Wars From 2015 to 2019, movies were released every year.
It’s important to remember, though, that Lucasfilm had a lot of teething troubles behind the scenes. These are particularly noticeable in anthology projects; Rogue OneThe remake completely changed the story, and soloBehind-the-scenes footage that made it incredibly expensive — and turned it into the first Star Wars The movie lost money at the box office. Still, even taking all of these factors into consideration, it’s a bit surprising that the next movie took five years to complete. The Mandalorian and Grogu. What went wrong?
Star Wars movies are more controversial than anyone expected
Problems began as early as 2018
Let’s face it, the problem doesn’t really start with Lucasfilm, it starts with the fandom. Star Wars: The Force Awakens The sequel got off to a great start, grossing over $2 billion at the global box office (although I personally think it overplayed the nostalgia card). Not everyone is happy, but until Star Wars: The Last Jedi The debate really begins. The backlash seemed to take Lucasfilm by surprise, with the studio scrambling to regain the initiative (the tragic death of Carrie Fisher didn’t help, which added another complication).
The result? J.J. Abrams finally returns Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalkera movie that tries to please everyone and ends up…well, just not. To be fair, The rise of skywalker It wasn’t quite the disaster it’s often described as; it topped $1 billion at the box office and actually has an 86% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. But it certainly wasn’t the hit and popular audience Lucasfilm had hoped for, and it ended things in an off-kilter way that left the future uncertain.
Ridley is reportedly starring in multiple movies being shot, and Rey’s path will depend on which one shoots first.
This is the real kicker: the future is uncertain. Last year at Star Wars Celebration, Lucasfilm finally committed to bringing Daisy Ridley’s Rey back to helm a new Jedi Order. But even now, the studio doesn’t seem to know what to do with her; there are reportedly multiple movies in the works starring Ridley, and Rey’s route will depend on which one shoots first, and the others are forced to adjust around it. This is far from ideal.
Star Wars anthology movies collapse after ‘Solo’
Star Wars’ first box office failure
The sequel trilogy’s problems wouldn’t be as serious if it weren’t for unfortunate fate Star Wars Anthology Films. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story The film was a critical success and critically acclaimed, grossing over $1 billion at the global box office. fee for Solo: A Star Wars Story Due to the high cost of reshoots, the budget has ballooned and is believed to have exceeded $330 million. The global box office was only 393 million U.S. dollars, becoming the first Star Wars The film failed to make a profit.
The whole anthology approach was abandoned.
This is not the place for (another) postmortem solo. but the important thing is soloThe performance clearly shook Lucasfilm’s confidence. The whole anthology approach was abandoned, and actors like Aldron Ehrenreich, Emilia Clarke, and Donald Glover haven’t appeared in the series since. The timing couldn’t be worse. The sequel wasn’t the success Lucasfilm had hoped for, and now the anthology strategy has been discontinued.
Disney’s corporate focus means Star Wars moves to small screen
Lucasfilm changes focus
There’s another factor, of course; the launch of Disney’s streaming service, Disney+. It’s central to Disney CEO Bob Iger’s company strategy that every studio in the House of Mouse has been asked to focus on content for the streaming platform. Lucasfilm became central to this, The Mandalorian The first season serves as a flagship show. The show was a hit and soon the second season was equally as popular. Lucasfilm moves to the small screen.
Any studio can only do so much at the same time without compromising quality.
Again, fairness is important here. Some Disney studios have struggled to balance TV shows and movies; that’s one reason why even the venerable Marvel Studios has struggled since 2019 Avengers: Endgame. The problem is simply bandwidth, as any studio can only do so much at the same time without compromising quality. Lucasfilm bosses are wise to focus on TV for now, especially during the coronavirus pandemic.
Disney hopes ‘Star Wars’ will finally return to box office
Things change again for Disney
However, things have changed again for Disney. Quietly, streaming hasn’t been the success studios had hoped for. The core problem is that you’re spending money to stay in the same place because you’ll eventually run out of potential subscribers, and without a constant flow of new content, people tend to leave. Bob Iger is back and he’s hard at work figuring out how to pay for streaming, with a focus on ad revenue. At the same time, he wanted more movies—specifically, more Star Wars Movie.
Again, there are strategic reasons for this. All evidence shows Disney+ viewers are interacting with real people Star Wars Shows act as a single entity, and viewership and engagement typically decline over multiple seasons of a single show. After five years and eight “seasons” Star Warsthe rewards are no more. In addition, except sololet’s face it; if any franchise has proven itself at the box office, it’s Star Wars. No wonder Lucasfilm is gearing up for production, with two movies on the way Star Wars The movie release dates are set for 2026 and 2027.
title | box office |
|---|---|
Star Wars | $775 million |
empire strikes back | $549 million |
Return of the Jedi | $482 million |
Star Wars: The Phantom Menace | US$1.046 billion |
Star Wars Episode II – Attack of the Clones | $656 million |
Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith | $848 million |
Star Wars: The Force Awakens | US$2.056 billion |
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story | $1.055 billion |
Star Wars: The Last Jedi | US$1.322 billion |
Solo: A Star Wars Story | $393 million |
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | US$1.069 billion |
Interestingly, Lucasfilm’s move to Disney+ means three Star Wars Movie promotions turned into TV shows. Now, things are moving in the opposite direction. The Mandalorian and Grogu Apparently adapted from a plan by Jon Favreau The Mandalorian In the fourth season, the TV script was adapted into a theater script. Din Djarin and Grogu have proven to be a hit on the small screen, and Lucasfilm hopes the same will be true on the big screen. If things go well, the future of cinema Star Wars will eventually be secured.
The Mandalorian and Grogu is a Star Wars film directed by Jon Favreau and a continuation of the popular Disney+ television show The Mandalorian. The film will replace The Mandalorian Season 4, bringing the series back to the big screen and telling the adventures of Din Djarin and Grogu. “The Mandalorian and Grogu” is the first Star Wars movie to be released since 2019’s “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.”