Taika Waititi Says His Star Wars Movie Is 'on Ice'

Taika Waititi, the director of Thor: Ragnarok and Jojo Rabbit, has announced that his long-awaited Star Wars movie is currently on hold. While speaking to Inverse during a press junket for his new film Klara and the Sun, Waititi bluntly stated, "I hate to break this to you, but we're going to actually put it on ice and we're working on a different thing together."

This development comes after rumors began circulating as early as January 2020, just a few years after Waititi's success with Marvel's Thor: Ragnarok. Despite initial optimism, with Waititi claiming to have completed the Star Wars movie's story in 2021 and Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy aiming for a late 2023 release, the project has been delayed.

Updates were scarce until earlier this year when Waititi promised the movie would "harness a little bit more of the fun from the original trilogy." However, he now confirms that the Star Wars movie has been put on ice, with him focusing on four other projects. Fans had begun to expect the worst, given the six-year gap with minimal updates.

Despite waiting, Waititi remains busy, launching Thor: Love and Thunder in 2022 and releasing Next Goal Wins in 2023. Klara and the Sun is set to premiere on October 23, 2026, despite receiving a low 23% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Waititi remains uncertain about the future of his Star Wars project, adding, "Ice ages do come to an end. Who knows?"