Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins has announced that she has signed a new deal to direct the upcoming Star Wars: Rogue Squadron movie.
Patty Jenkins had initially signed on to direct Rogue Squadron over three years ago, but the project faced delays and was eventually removed from the schedule in 2022. However, Jenkins has now confirmed that she is back on board to helm the film.
She revealed in an interview with Ben Mankiewicz on the Talking Pictures podcast that she had temporarily left Rogue Squadron to work on Wonder Woman 3. When Wonder Woman 3 fell through, she returned to the Star Wars project.
Jenkins stated, “When I left Star Wars to do Wonder Woman 3, I thought maybe I’ll come back to Star Wars after Wonder Woman 3. So we did a deal for that to happen, started a deal, but I thought I was doing Wonder Woman 3. So when Wonder Woman 3 went away, Lucasfilm and I were like, ‘oh, we gotta finish this deal.’ We finished the deal right as the strike was beginning. So I now owe a draft of Star Wars and we will see what happens there.”
She added, “Star Wars is beautiful, the emotion of Star Wars and what it stands for is something so beautiful in this world and particularly in a moment that we’re at right now. I’ve always wanted to make a fighter pilot movie. It’s been a dream of mine. I’ve always had a hard time with it because I’m in love with the jets of the ’70s and ’80s, and that’s not where the great dogfight stories are. Star Wars becomes a great playground for that.”
Jenkins also mentioned that the Rogue Squadron movie was intended to introduce audiences to a new generation of starfighter pilots and move the saga into the future era of the galaxy. She expressed her desire to create the “greatest fighter pilot movie ever made” and credited her fighter pilot father as inspiration for the project.
As for the script, Love and Monsters co-writer Matthew Robinson was initially attached, but it’s unclear if he is still involved.
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