{"id":1645179,"date":"2022-09-17T07:22:06","date_gmt":"2022-09-17T11:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1645179"},"modified":"2022-09-17T07:23:38","modified_gmt":"2022-09-17T11:23:38","slug":"star-wars-rogue-squadron-axed-from-disney-film-lineup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/star-wars-rogue-squadron-axed-from-disney-film-lineup\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cStar Wars: Rogue Squadron\u201d Axed From Disney+ Film Lineup"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fstar-wars-rogue-squadron-axed-from-disney-film-lineup%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1645179&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Perhaps as a signal that Disney is finally realizing the limitations of owning the popular <em>Star Wars<\/em> franchise, the company has decided to axe <em>Rogue Squadron<\/em> from its release calendar. This is a major blow for a company that has boldly invested time and resources into several prominent tie-in shows, only to see diminishing returns.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_181076\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-181076\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Patty Jenkins dons a helmet in the Star Wars: Rogue Squadron teaser, YouTube<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/09\/07\/the-mandalorian-stunt-coordinator-calls-out-disney-for-turning-star-wars-into-a-failing-franchise-screwing-over-gina-carano\/\">\u2018The Mandalorian\u2019 Stunt Coordinator Calls Out Disney For Turning \u2018Star Wars\u2019 Into A \u201cFailing Franchise\u201d, \u201cScrewing Over\u201d Gina Carano<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2022\/film\/news\/disney-star-wars-spinoff-rogue-squadron-release-snow-white-inside-out-2-lion-king-sequel-1235373972\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Variety broke the news in an article<\/a> that tried its best to downplay the cancellation of the film, citing the fact that it was removed from Disney\u2019s production schedule back in 2021. However, subsequent evidence pointed to the fact that <em>Rogue Squadron<\/em> would be a sure thing, which is why the sudden cancellation is so profound.<\/p>\n<p>Director Patty Jenkins <em>(Wonder Woman, Wonder Woman 1984)<\/em> was to direct the spinoff film focusing on a story about the Rebel Alliance\u2019s titular X-Wing squadron, though many fans questioned whether modern Disney could manage such a simple feat in the wake of 2019\u2019s disastrous <em>Rise of Skywalker.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_181077\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-181077\" class=\"size-full wp-image-181077\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.16-06.13-boundingintocomics-6324bcb96ffb2.jpg\" alt=\"Patty Jenkins discusses Wonder Woman 1984 during a YouTube interview\" width=\"1000\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.16-06.13-boundingintocomics-6324bcb96ffb2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.16-06.13-boundingintocomics-6324bcb96ffb2-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.16-06.13-boundingintocomics-6324bcb96ffb2-768x410-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.16-06.13-boundingintocomics-6324bcb96ffb2-750x400-1.jpg 750w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-181077\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Patty Jenkins discusses Wonder Woman 1984 during a YouTube interview<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>There is some chatter that <em>Rogue Squadron<\/em> was merely put on the backburner, and could see a future release. However, this doesn\u2019t seem likely, especially given that the film was already delayed due to scheduling conflicts with Patty Jenkins back in late 2021.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>To compensate, Disney is reportedly refocusing its efforts on the live-action remake of<em> Snow White,<\/em> featuring the <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/06\/03\/hunger-games-prequel-the-ballad-of-songbirds-and-snakes-casts-self-admitted-racist-rachel-zegler-as-female-lead-lucy-gray-baird\/\">egregiously racist Rachel Zegler<\/a>, as well as <em>Inside Out 2,<\/em> and the <em>Lion King<\/em> sequel <em>Mufasa,<\/em> all three of which are scheduled for release in 2024.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_181078\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-181078\" class=\"size-full wp-image-181078\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.16-06.13-boundingintocomics-6324bcbaeaebe.jpg\" alt=\"Gal Gadot and Rachel Zegler promote the live-action Snow White film at the D23 Expo\" width=\"1000\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.16-06.13-boundingintocomics-6324bcbaeaebe.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.16-06.13-boundingintocomics-6324bcbaeaebe-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.16-06.13-boundingintocomics-6324bcbaeaebe-768x410-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.16-06.13-boundingintocomics-6324bcbaeaebe-750x400-1.jpg 750w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-181078\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gal Gadot and Rachel Zegler promote the live-action Snow White film at the D23 Expo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/01\/31\/snow-white-actress-rachel-zegler-attempts-to-rehab-her-vile-image-by-calling-to-love-her-critics-in-the-right-direction\/\">Snow White Actress Rachel Zegler Attempts To Rehab Her Vile Image By Calling To Love Her Critics \u201cIn The Right Direction\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s worth noting the irony of Disney mothballing a feature-length <em>Star Wars<\/em> film in favor of its own in-house properties, but that\u2019s not surprising given the lackluster performance of the franchise under Disney\u2019s direction. Currently, the company seems to be repurposing <em>Star Wars<\/em> for the home television market, soldiering forward with new series like <em>Tales of the Jedi, The Acolyte,<\/em> and season 3 of its flagship series<em> The Mandalorian.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s also not the first time Disney has abandoned plans to bring<em> Star Wars<\/em> back to the silver screen. Colin Trevorrow and Derek Connolly\u2019s episode IX treatment <em>Duel of the Fates<\/em> was put to rest when they exited the project, paving the way for <em>Rise of Skywalker<\/em> to conclude Disney\u2019s sequel trilogy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_181080\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-181080\" class=\"size-full wp-image-181080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.16-06.13-boundingintocomics-6324bcbdb41f0.jpg\" alt=\"Darth Maul returns in Solo: A Star Wars Story, Disney\" width=\"1000\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.16-06.13-boundingintocomics-6324bcbdb41f0.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.16-06.13-boundingintocomics-6324bcbdb41f0-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.16-06.13-boundingintocomics-6324bcbdb41f0-768x410-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.16-06.13-boundingintocomics-6324bcbdb41f0-750x400-1.jpg 750w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-181080\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Darth Maul returns in Solo: A Star Wars Story, Disney<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Similarly, DCEU alum Zack Snyder was set to direct <em>Rebel Moon,<\/em> which was originally conceived as a <em>Star Wars<\/em> story more than a decade ago. Disney canned it shortly after acquiring LucasFilm in 2012. Other notable cancellations include a planned sequel to the lackluster <em>Solo: A Star Wars Story,<\/em> and a new <em>Star Wars<\/em> trilogy helmed by the execrable Rian Johnson.<\/p>\n<p>At this point, only two feature film <em>Star Wars<\/em> projects are rumored to be in development, helmed by MCU alum Kevin Feige and Taika Waititi, respectively. Given the diminishing returns attached to both directors in recent years, the<em> Star Wars<\/em> film franchise feels a lot like the Millennium Falcon stuck with a malfunctioning hyperdrive.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_181081\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-181081\" class=\"size-full wp-image-181081\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.16-06.13-boundingintocomics-6324bcbf9b4a0.jpg\" alt=\"A Jedi holds back stormtrooper fire in Star Wars: Visions, Disney+\" width=\"1000\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.16-06.13-boundingintocomics-6324bcbf9b4a0.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.16-06.13-boundingintocomics-6324bcbf9b4a0-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.16-06.13-boundingintocomics-6324bcbf9b4a0-768x410-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.16-06.13-boundingintocomics-6324bcbf9b4a0-750x400-1.jpg 750w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-181081\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Jedi holds back stormtrooper fire in Star Wars: Visions, Disney+<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/08\/31\/star-wars-actor-john-boyega-laments-luke-skywalkers-sequel-trilogy-story-direction\/\">\u2018Star Wars\u2019 Actor John Boyega Laments Luke Skywalker\u2019s Sequel Trilogy Story Direction<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Disney will attempt to milk as much money as it can out of the various television series, which cost far less to produce, yet seem to have trouble telling anything resembling a coherent and fun story. There\u2019s some hope that shows like <em>Tales of the Jedi,<\/em> the new season of <em>Bad Batch<\/em> and<em> Star Wars: Visions<\/em> will provide a much-needed boost, but this is wishful thinking.<\/p>\n<p>The cancelling of<em> Rogue Squadron<\/em> speaks volumes about the company\u2019s faith in<em> Star Wars<\/em> as a film franchise, and the ensuing Streisand Effect will pay dividends to critics of Disney for years to come.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_181082\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-181082\" class=\"size-full wp-image-181082\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.16-06.13-boundingintocomics-6324bcc177957.jpg\" alt=\"Cover art for the Star Wars: Rogue Squadron video game, LucasArts\" width=\"1000\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.16-06.13-boundingintocomics-6324bcc177957.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.16-06.13-boundingintocomics-6324bcc177957-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.16-06.13-boundingintocomics-6324bcc177957-768x410-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.16-06.13-boundingintocomics-6324bcc177957-750x400-1.jpg 750w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-181082\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cover art for the Star Wars: Rogue Squadron video game, LucasArts<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>In the meantime, <em>Rogue Squadron<\/em> can best be enjoyed in classic form \u2013 the titular 1996 novel from author Michael A. Stackpole, the Dark Horse comic series, and of course, the iconic video game trilogy that first debuted on the Nintendo 64, and later the GameCube and Windows platforms.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Any one of these are bound to be a sight better than whatever Disney and Patty Jenkins would have brought to the table.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/08\/17\/star-wars-acolyte-star-amandla-stenberg-claims-its-her-fate-to-face-cancellation-attempts-from-so-many-different-sides-of-politics\/\">Star Wars: Acolyte Star Amandla Stenberg Claims It\u2019s Her \u201cFate\u201d To Face Cancellation Attempts \u201cFrom So Many Different Sides Of Politics\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Perhaps as a signal that Disney is finally realizing the limitations of owning the popular Star Wars franchise, the company has decided to axe Rogue Squadron from its release calendar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1645181,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1645179","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1645179","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1645179"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1645179\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1645181"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1645179"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1645179"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1645179"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}