Although all of the Star Wars standalone movies have been
paused, it looks like James Mangold's 'Boba Fett' standalone movie is the first
to be frozen in carbonite for good.
Deadline is reporting that Disney and Lucasfilm have
cancelled the movie, bringing to an end a short run of standalone movies from
the franchise. Lucasfilm boss Kathleen Kennedy reportedly said that the project
is '100% dead' and focus has shifted to the live-action television series, 'The
Mandalorian'.
The most obvious reason for 'Boba Fett' being dropped is
due to the utter sh*t-show that was 'Solo: A Star Wars Story' and the poor box
office returns for it, not to mention the fact that maybe audiences just aren't
ready for the glut of content that's coming from the franchise.
That said, James Mangold seemed like the perfect choice
to take on 'Boba Fett', primarily because the character was based on Spaghetti
Western gunslingers. Even the visor helmet and the shawl was inspired from
Clint Eastwood's squinting eyes in 'A Fistful Of Dollars'. Mangold's 'Logan'
drew heavily from 'Unforgiven', Clint Eastwood's final Western, and the
director also made neo-Western 'Cop Land' back in 1997.
No air date has been set for 'The Mandalorian' as of yet.
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