The news of David Benioff and D.B. Weiss' departure comes a month after THR exclusively broke that Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige was developing a StarWars film
film, a move that drew speculation that perhaps this could be a testing ground for the Marvel Cinematic Universe architect to have a bigger role in a galaxy far, far away in the future. Earlier this month, Feige's resume got even bigger when he was
at Marvel, overseeing the creative direction of Marvel’s storytelling and content creation across mediums including publishing, film, TV and animation.in August that was met with envy and a bit of head-scratching, as their commitment towould have meant that their new content for Netflix may have taken a decade to come to fruition.
Landing Benioff and Weiss was considered a boon for Kennedy, who signed the creators to a trilogy back in February 2018 in the wake of a series of high-profile firings, including the June 2017 exit of Phil Lord and Chris Miller fromEpisode IXThe Rise of Skywalkerwill close out the Skywalker Saga, and Lucasfilm will pivot its focus to the small screen with a number of Disney+ streaming shows, including Jon Favreau'sprequel, as well as an Obi-Wan Kenobi series starring Ewan McGregor.
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