Sorry, bounty hunter lovers, but theBoba Fettmovie is officially dead. This is not some rumor or hearsay, mind you. Apparently, this is coming directly from Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy, who recently re-upped her contract with Disney, meaning she’s still going to be in charge of theStar Warsfranchise for years to come.
We first learned of the Boba Fett movie, which we assume would have been titledBoba Fett: A Star Wars Story, back in May. James Mangold, the director behindLogan, had been tapped to pen the screenplay and direct the spin-off centered on the fan-favorite character. Unfortunately, according to reporter Erick Weber, Kathleen Kennedy confirmed to him directly that the movie has been scrapped. Here’s what he had to say in a recent Twitter post.
“Kathleen Kennedy just confirmed to me Boba Fett movie is 100% dead, 100% focusing on The Mandalorian #StarWars”
Taking news from a tweet is sometimes questionable, but this is an Emmy-winning reporter stating that he heard this directly fromKathleen Kennedy. There is no reason Weber would actually drop her name unless he was certain of what he was saying. So this is about as close to ironclad as it gets. It had largely been suspected that the Boba Fett standalone was going to wind up on the scrap heap, but this puts any hope some fans may have been holding onto to bed. Many of us need to take Kylo Ren’s advice and let the past die. Instead, it’s time to focus onThe Mandalorian, which is the first ever live-action TV series to take place in theStar Warsuniverse.
Sad as this may be for fans of thefamed bounty hunter, it’s a move that makes a great deal of sense, from a business perspective. Much of this has to do with the poor box office performance ofSolo, which made just $392 million worldwide. Considering thatRogue One, a movie largely centered on unfamiliar characters, grossed more than $1 billion worldwide, and considering thatThe Force Awakensmade more than double that amount domestically, Lucasfilm doesn’t necessarily have any reason to believe a movie centered on Boba Fett would be a success at this point. Even with a guy like James Mangold at the helm.
And let’s not forget, theBoba Fett movie has a troubled history. Originally,Fantastic Fourdirector Josh Trank was hired to direct the standalone. However, he was fired by Lucasfilm, somewhat unceremoniously, just ahead ofStar WarsCelebration in 2015, where they were actually going to show an announcement teaser for the movie. They revived the idea a few years later when James Mangold came on board.
Does this mean we’ll never see Boba Fett in aStar Warsmovie again? Not at all.Disneyis going to keep making these movies for years to come. Not only that, but with the focus being onThe Mandalorian, a TV show that will likely go on for multiple seasons and will center on a “lone gunman” and the seedy, bounty hunter types, it’s possible Boba Fett could show up there instead. He just won’t be getting his own movie, unfortunately. For now, the only movie firmly on the calendar isStar Wars 9, which arrives in theaters on June 05, 2025. you’re able to check outErik Weber’s Twitterpost for yourself below.
