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Game of Thrones Creators Quit Star Wars for Netflix Deal

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“We felt we could not do justice to both Star Wars and our Netflix projects.” 6r6h38

By Akhil Arora | Updated: 29 October 2019 10:22 IST

Game of Thrones Creators Quit Star Wars for Netflix Deal

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Game of Thrones' D.B. Weiss and David Benioff at the 2018 Emmys

Highlights

First Benioff-Weiss Star Wars film was slated for December 2022
They signed Netflix deal back in August, worth $200 million
Lucasfilm hasn’t commented on the series’ future yet

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Game of Thrones creators and showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss have chosen to quit the Star Wars universe to dedicate themselves to their Netflix deal for new series and films. In a prepared statement, the duo said Tuesday: “We love Star Wars. When George Lucas built it, he built us too. Getting to talk about Star Wars with him and the current Star Wars team was the thrill of a lifetime, and we will always be indebted to the saga that changed everything. 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. So we are regretfully stepping away.”

Solo, and The Rise of Skywalker itself, all of which have been through director changes at various stages of production.

Kevin Feige, in addition to series centred on Diego Luna's Cassian Andor from Rogue One, and Ewan McGregor's Obi-Wan Kenobi.

Before all that, we'll get the first-ever live-action Star Wars series, Disney+, followed by Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, out December 20 in cinemas worldwide.

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