Marvel Studios boss hints at his plan for his first 'Star Wars' movie and dismisses potential franchise 'fatigue'
- Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige broke his silence on his "Star Wars" movie in an interview during The Hollywood Reporter's "Awards Chatter" podcast on Sunday.
- Feige, who will produce the movie, hinted that he will explore "new people and new places" in the "Star Wars" universe.
- He also dismissed the notion of franchise "fatigue," noting that Disney's "Star Wars" movies have made a combined $5 billion.
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Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige, who was also recently promoted to chief creative officer of Marvel, has built the highest-grossing movie franchise of all time with the Marvel Cinematic Universe. And he'll soon bring his talents to the "Star Wars" franchise.
Feige is set to produce a new "Star Wars" movie with Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy, The Hollywood Reporter first reported in September. Feige broke his silence on the project in an interview during THR's "Awards Chatter" podcast on Sunday, hinting that his movie will not be associated with the main Skywalker saga set to conclude in December with "The Rise of Skywalker."
"I love that world and I love the notion of exploring new people and new places in that universe, but that's all that can be said for now," Feige said.
Disney CEO Bob Iger has regularly acknowledged that he thinks Disney released too many "Star Wars" movies in too short a time. When the podcast's host, Scott Feinberg, asked Feige about potential franchise "fatigue," Feige dismissed the idea, noting that Disney's "Star Wars" movies have made a combined $5 billion since 2015.
"I think they're doing just fine," Feige said.
The next "Star Wars" movie on Disney's release schedule is slated for December 2022. "Game of Thrones" showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss were originally developing the movie, set to start a new trilogy, but they exited the project last month.