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David Benioff and D.B. Weiss Will Not Go to a Galaxy Far, Far Away

Discussion in 'SWNN News Feed' started by SWNN Probe, Oct 29, 2019.

  1. SWNN Probe

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    Your fan favorites can breathe a little easier: it appears as if David Benioff and D.B. Weiss' watch has ended. The Game of Thrones duo, expected to usher in a new trilogy of Star Wars films, have officially exited their initial deal with Disney's Lucasfilm.



    Tasked with ushering in a new set of films in a post-Skywalker landscape, Benioff and Weiss were set to launch their spin on the galaxy far, far away as early as 2022. While December sees the release of The Rise of Skywalker and The Mandalorian debuts on Disney+ in two weeks, the duo's new trilogy would have been the first feature film not to follow the story George Lucas began in 1977.

    As we reported back in August, Benioff and Weiss' involvement in the new trilogy was already beginning to wane. After signing a massive overall film and television deal with Netflix for the tune of $200 million, it was purported that they would only be writing a treatment for the trilogy with a commitment to script at least one of the films themselves. While Netflix was aware of the deal, it's entirely possible that the streaming giant didn't feel like waiting another few years to see returns on their shiny new investment.

    In the exclusive released by Deadline, it is indeed the aforementioned deal with Netflix cited as cause for the breakup. In a joint statement, Weiss and Benioff announced that they were 'regrettably stepping away' as 'there are only so many hours in the day, and we felt we could not do justice to both Star Wars and our Netflix projects.'

    There appears to be no bad blood with Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy although it remains uncertain how this setback will affect release plans going forward. In a statement, Kennedy said of the duo: 'David Benioff and Dan Weiss are incredible storytellers. We hope to include them in the journey forward when they are able to step away from their busy schedule to focus on Star Wars.'

    With a much maligned final season of the HBO juggernaut Game of Thrones leaving a bad taste in the mouths of a vocal fandom, this news may come as a relief to some. Whether Lucasfilm will continue with their story treatment while searching for new directors or scrap the entire project is unclear but one thing is for certain: this setback almost certainly means we may never get to see a Mother of Krayt Dragons.

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    Another shake-up...
     
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    I really don't understand the hate for these guys. One bad season and all ya'll jump ship on them? I remember people speaking a different tune when they announced this trilogy with them at the helm.
     
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    People didn't get serviced the right way. They were adapting another person's story. A person who failed to deliver the full story when he said he would and they basically had to write this thing on the fly because of it. It's dumb. Do I think they did a great job? No. But in all honesty, GoT shouldn't have ever worked like it did. It's amazing they did it for as long as they did.
     
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    I'd still wait for official confirmation. Remember the Spidey deal everyone?
     
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    IDK if this is a similar situation.
    Feels more mutual than Spidey ever was.

    Might just be for the best for everyone.
     
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    Well the fandom was so sure Spidey was never gonna happen. Then shocker it does happen.
     
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    Well, I can't say I'm surprised by this announcement. Too bad. I wanted to see what B&W would do with Star Wars, but hopefully Disney will be able to bring in someone else who's capable. I hope they're still able to stick to their schedule of releasing the next film in 2022. I'll have Disney+ to tide me over in the meantime, but I don't want to have to wait more than three years for the next film. :eek:
     
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    I'm a little relieved. Mostly that we have some news on what's next movie wise
     
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    Well, I guess Rian won''t have time for another of his own movies.
     
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    Bahaha! Who DIDN'T see this coming? (I called it on page4 of the 'Should we be concerned" thread.. but whatevs)

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    No, that's the polite way of saying it's never happening.
     
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    They were great at adapting GRRMs books for the first 4-5 seasons. When they had no material to work with, things went downhill and I can never understand why they decided to have fewer episodes for the last two seasons... They rushed it so much, it stopped making sense...

    So maybe they are good story adapters, but story tellers? Beginning something from scratch? I don't know...
     
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    Imo it sounds more like we'd like to work with them at some point in the future, not this trilogy is on hold until they're free. It's most likely going to move forward without them now.
     
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    No the "polite way" is using the phrase "creative differences". Note how she wants them to return to Star Wars. That wasn't the case with Lord & Miller or Trevorrow.
     
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    Wow
    Didn't expected that.
    Without judging anyone or any movie, I was more interested in what they had to explain to us B. and W. than Rian. I thought they could explain something great from ancient times with their experience in GOT.
    I wonder what will happen with Rian's movies... Maybe a clever decision would be cancel it too.
    And I hope they will continue with Star Wars Stories.
     
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    What a mess ...

    3 directors left or were fired and they produced 3 movies ...
     
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    Well, I wouldn't be bothered by that too much. We don't know anything about what they were supposed to be working on, it was supposed to come out in 2022 (so plenty of time for someone else) and their original material seems to suck.

    5 movies to be exact.
     
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    There's only so many times you can use 'creative differences' as an excuse before it gets a little suspect. They will never return, and that is essentially fact. Lol.
     
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