However, in a shocking turn of events, Benioff and Weiss have decided to leave the project. In a gracious statement, the duo said: Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy had this to say:
If you’re wondering if this has got anything to do with the critically polarising final season of Game of Thrones, the answer is probably not. Back in August, the duo signed a huge nine-figure deal over at Netflix and Deadline reports that their hectic schedule is the reason why they decided to step away from SW. And don’t worry, Star Wars will be fine too. There’s plenty of projects currently in the pipeline, even if we exclude the Disney Plus ones (The Mandalorian, Obi-Wan). For one, there’s the Rian Johnson trilogy that’s in development which will supposedly venture into unexplored territories of the galaxy far, far away. On top of that, recently it was reported that Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige will also be producing an SW film.
