Overview
- Lindelof said on The Ringer's House of R podcast that he was fired after roughly two years developing a post‑Episode IX Rey/’New Jedi Order’ movie.
- He described the core idea as a conflict between “a Force of nostalgia” and “a Force of revision,” calling it “the Protestant Reformation inside Star Wars.”
- Lindelof said Lucasfilm ‘seemed to like the premise’ but the script stalled because writing was slow and difficult, especially finding the right tone, placing it inside canon, and deciding if it would start a new trilogy.
- The Rey film has cycled writers and directors since 2022 — reports name Justin Britt‑Gibson and Rayna McClendon as his co‑writers, Steven Knight as a later hire, and other writers attached — and it remains in development with an uncertain future.
- His disclosure comes as Lucasfilm tests which stories will anchor the franchise, a debate the company faces as TV projects have advanced more steadily and The Mandalorian and Grogu reach theatres this week.