“Star Wars” is a massive franchise that aims to please the widest audience possible. Whoever takes the reins to a project set in this universe is required to abide by guidelines put forth by Lucasfilm and Disney. However, David Benioff and D. B. Weiss seemingly disagreed with these requirements, and “The First Jedi” wasn’t greenlit.
While speaking about the project, Benioff said that they weren’t willing to compromise their creative vision for the machine. “[Lucasfilm] ended up not wanting to do a First Jedi story. We had a very specific story idea in mind, and ultimately, they decided they didn’t want to do that. And we totally get it. It’s their company and their IP, but we weren’t the droids they were looking for.”
Interestingly, another “Star Wars” project is in development that seems reminiscent of “The First Jedi’s” basic concept. James Mangold’s “Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi” will reportedly take place 25,000 years before “Star Wars: A New Hope” and chronicle the discovery of the Force. That project is still in the early stages of development, though, and it remains to be seen if it will make it to the screen.
