As much as I'd like to see an Old Republic movie or series of movies, Lucasfilm is better off exploring a new timeline or a different part of the Star Wars Galaxy, IMO.

An Old Republic movie would be too polarizing because inevitably, changes would be made to the story or character arcs, which would piss off at least half of the fan base.
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https://deadline.com/2020/09/black-m...oy-1234582109/

Black Mirror’s Toby Haynes To Direct ‘Rogue One’ Spin-Off Series At Disney+ As Tony Gilroy Steps Aside As Director

As Disney+ prepares to start production on its new Rogue One spinoff series, it will be doing so with a new director as sources tell Deadline Toby Haynes will helm the first three episodes, replacing Tony Gilroy. Sources say Gilroy dropped off as director for COVID-19-related travel reasons. Gilroy lives in New York and had to make a decision quickly on whether he would head over to the UK for the shoot; in the end, he thought it would be best that he stay in New York and have Haynes take over his directing duties.

Haynes already was high on the list of directors who would helm future episodes and since he also already was in the UK, all parties thought this would make the most sense. Gilroy will stay very much involved with the series as exec producer and showrunner. The series centers on the Cassian Andor character (Diego Luna, reprising his role from the film) and is in pre-production with plans to start shooting next month. Adria Arjona, Denise Gough, Genevieve O’Reilly, Stellan Skarsgard and Kyle Soller also are in the cast.

Haynes has been on a roll as of late, which started with directing the Emmy-winning Black Mirror episode “U.S.S. Callister,” starring Jesse Plemons. The special had a Star Trek-meets-Twilight Zone feel and is a fan favorite. He followed that up by directing the HBO movie Brexit starring Benedict Cumberbatch and also has the highly anticipated Amazon series Utopia, which premieres this Friday.
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It might be the same article I read yesterday, but for anybody who panics reading that headline and doesn't dive into the article or further into the blurb, this is only about covid - Gilroy is still showrunner and heavily involved day-to-day. He just didn't think he could direct the shoot in London.
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The Heir to the Empire Machinima (cinematic productions from video game engines) guy is up to episode 8.

It's worth watching.


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Hayden Christensen returns as Darth Vader, joining Ewan McGregor in OBI-WAN KENOBI. The Original Series begins 10 years after the dramatic events of Revenge of the Sith, and is coming to #DisneyPlus. pic.twitter.com/9WR2npRUkk

— Star Wars (@starwars) December 10, 2020

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Star Wars: Ahsoka Disney+ Streaming Series and Rangers Of The New Republic In Development - #AhsokaTano #StarWars #TheMandalorian - https://t.co/ZeNh4ixXZy pic.twitter.com/bh5x5FQL9l

— SWNN (@StarWarsNewsNet) December 10, 2020

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'#Andor' Releases Official Name and Teaser - #DisneyPlus #StarWars - https://t.co/6R7C7L2zZc pic.twitter.com/w96N562mYQ

— SWNN (@StarWarsNewsNet) December 10, 2020

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Star Wars: Visions, an Original Series of animated short films, celebrates the @StarWars galaxy through the lens of the world’s best Japanese anime creators. Coming in 2021 to @DisneyPlus. pic.twitter.com/lmCZGSHEhY

— Star Wars (@starwars) December 10, 2020

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A sneak peek at Star Wars: The Bad Batch, an all-new animated Original Series from Lucasfilm Animation, coming soon to #DisneyPlus pic.twitter.com/V0jQc4XNIe

— Star Wars (@starwars) December 10, 2020

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FUN!
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OH SHIT!!!!

What have we here? https://t.co/RdBAf6sFEu

— Disney+ (@disneyplus) December 10, 2020

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The final days of the High Republic Era!!

Leslye Headland brings a new @StarWars series to @DisneyPlus with The Acolyte. “The Acolyte” is a mystery-thriller that will take viewers into a galaxy of shadowy secrets and emerging dark-side powers in the final days of the High Republic era.

— Disney (@Disney) December 10, 2020

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Lucasfilm Animation is teaming up with Lucasfilm’s visual effects team, Industrial Light & Magic, to develop a special @StarWars adventure for @DisneyPlus, A Droid Story. This epic journey will introduce us to a new hero guided by R2-D2 and C-3PO.

— Disney (@Disney) December 10, 2020

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