‘Star Wars’ Removes Rey-Focused Movie From 2026 Release Date
Film revolving around continued adventures of Daisy Ridley’s character had shuffled screenwriters since it was first announced in April 2023
The Star Wars cinematic universe has put yet another planned film on the back burner as a movie revolving around Daisy Ridley’s Rey has been removed from its placeholder 2026 release date.
The untitled movie — which would have seen the character from Episodes VII, VIII and IX continuing her journey “as she builds a new Jedi Order” — was first announced at the Star Wars Celebration Europe event in April 2023. The film was later given a release date of Dec. 18, 2026.
However, in the 18 months since it was announced, the Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy-directed film has cycled through writers, as original screenwriters Damon Lindelof and Justin Britt-Gibson were replaced by Peaky Blinders writer Steven Knight, who also left the project in October. No replacement was ever announced, and it’s unclear if the Rey-focused film is still in development.
In place of the postponed Star Wars film, Disney handed Ice Age 6 the Dec. 18, 2026 release date, Variety reports.
Since the release of Solo: A Star Wars Story in 2018, the franchise has struggled to bring any more films to the big screen, with other stalled projects including a Rian Johnson-led trilogy, a different trilogy by Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, a series-turned–movie revolving around Donald Glover’s Lando Calrissian, and a Rogue Squadron film helmed by Patty Jenkins.
However, the other two movies announced at Star Wars Celebration Europe — a feature-length film for The Mandalorian and Grogu, as well as director James Mangold’s “Dawn of the Jedi” film — are still on course, with a May 22, 2026 and a 2027 release date, respectively. Additionally, the franchise just enlisted X-Men screenwriter Simon Kinberg to develop his own trilogy.
