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At Star Wars Celebration in London two years ago, Kathleen Kennedy, former Lucasfilm President, announced that three new Star Wars films are being developed.

Nearly two years on, none of them seem to have made much in the way of progress, even though two films,  “The Mandalorian and Grogu” and “Star Wars: Starfighter” – did make it into production and have release dates locked.

One would be Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy’s previously announced “New Jedi Order” film with Daisy Ridley’s Rey, the other one would be Dave Filoni’s film to bring together the various Mando-verse shows, and the last one would be James Mangold’s “Dawn of the Jedi” set 25,000 years in the past.

Filoni’s film has been parked as he turned his efforts to a second season of “Ahsoka” and, more recently, his new position at Lucasfilm. Obaid-Chinoy’s film has undergone multiple re-writes though at last report was still in active development.

According to The Hot Mic, insider, Jeff Sinder said, “The issue of Mangold’s film remained unresolved until Kennedy announced early this year that Mangold and co-writer Beau Willimon had produced an ‘incredible script’ that was ‘definitely breaking the mold’.  However, she also admitted it was “really on the back burner” and that “anything’s a possibility if somebody’s willing to take a risk”.

 I think Mangold is focused on that Timothée Chalamet heist movie is what I think. I think Swamp Thing could be after that.” It follows on from talk on social media earlier this week that suggested Filoni was considering scuttling the project.

Further updates on the fate of “Star Wars” projects will likely come soon when press rounds begin for “The Mandalorian and Grogu” opening in May.