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The Star Wars cinematic universe has put yet another planned film on the back burner as a movie revolving around Daisy Ridley’s Rey has been removed from its placeholder 2026 release date.
The untitled movie — which would have seen the character from Episodes VII, VIII and IX continuing her journey “as she builds a new Jedi Order” — was first announced at the Star Wars Celebration Europe event in April 2023. The film was later given a release date of Dec. 18, 2026.
However, in the 18 months since it was announced, the Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy-directed film has cycled through writers, as original screenwriters Damon Lindelof and Justin Britt-Gibson were replaced by Peaky Blinders writer Steven Knight, who also left the project in October. No replacement was ever announced, and it’s unclear if the Rey-focused film is still in development.
In place of the postponed Star Wars film, Disney handed Ice Age 6 the Dec. 18, 2026 release date, Variety reports.
Since the release of Solo: A Star Wars Story in 2018, the franchise has struggled to bring any more films to the big screen, with other stalled projects including a Rian Johnson-led trilogy, a different trilogy by Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, a series-turned–movie revolving around Donald Glover’s Lando Calrissian, and a Rogue Squadron film helmed by Patty Jenkins.
However, the other two movies announced at Star Wars Celebration Europe — a feature-length film for The Mandalorian and Grogu, as well as director James Mangold’s “Dawn of the Jedi” film — are still on course, with a May 22, 2026 and a 2027 release date, respectively. Additionally, the franchise just enlisted X-Men screenwriter Simon Kinberg to develop his own trilogy.
