showrunners left "Star Wars?"

The latest trailer for "The Mandalorian,"

the live action "Star Wars" show for Disney Plus

dropped Monday night,

and boy howdy the spot was filled to the brim

with everything we love about the galaxy far far away.

Super battle droids, shoulder mounted blasters, jet packs.

(phone rings)

Oh, one second.

Excuse me.

Wait?

What happened in the "Star Wars" news last night?

You're kidding?

Okay, huh.

Thank you!

Well, what we though was the biggest "Star Wars" news

to happen this week was the trailer

for "The Mandalorian" dropping

but it turns out the bigger news

was "Game of Thrones" showrunners

David Benioff and D. B. Weiss dropping out

of the next "Star Wars" Trilogy.

In case you need a refresher,

before "Game of Thrones" final season

Lucas Film announced that Dave and D. B.,

or D and D as fans call them,

were going to write, produce, and possibly

direct the next "Star Wars" film set for 2022.

They would be the guiding hands to kick off

a new trilogy of "Star Wars" films,

the first beyond the Sky Walker Saga that is set to end

in December's Episode IX.

Now, depending on what they thought

of "Game of Thrones" final season

this news filled fans with either

excitement or dread.

However all of the anxiety and apprehension

poofed away when shortly after the debut

of "The Mandalorian" trailer,

deadline revealed that the duo was stepping away

from Lucas Film and "Star Wars."

Now, why would they be turning their back on a Star War?

Well, a little bit of backstory is needed.

According to the Hollywood trade magazines,

in August the pair had scored a major

$250 million deal with Netflix

and they cite that specific obligation

as their reason for leaving "Star Wars".

In a statement two deadline, they said

"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."

The statement went on to say "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."

Lucas Film head honcho Kathleen Kennedy responded

to the departure by saying

"David Benioff and Dan Weiss are incredible storytellers.

"We hope to include them in the journey forward when

"they are able to step away from their busy schedule

"to focus on "Star Wars."

Now, all of this feels pretty simple on the surface

but would you believe it?

Fans are not entirely convinced.

And they would be justified in that belief.

There are a ton of moving parts here,

so let's dive in to what really could have

caused this split.

First up, it could just be that there is

too much on their plate.

It's no joke that Benioff and Weiss

are going to be super busy with their $250 million

Netflix deal which will see them creating content

for the streaming giant for the next five years.

However, while the so long to "Star Wars" seemed amicable,

the timing is very suspicious.

If you haven't seen Monday's Nerdist news,

over the weekend D and D finally opened up

to audiences about their experience on "Game of Thrones"

at Austin Film Festival, and what they said

did not paint them in the best light to fans.

Especially those who were displeased with how

the show wrapped up this year.

Plus, it's no secret that "Star Wars" has had some

very public break ups and firings with certain

creative teams in the past few years.

There was "Fantastic Four" director Josh Trank's

Boba Fett film that was quietly killed

before it was announced.

Colin Trevorrow left Episode IX before

it started filming after his panned film

"The Book of Henry"

and Phil Lord and Chris Miller were publicly

replaced on "Solo: A Star Wars Story"

in the middle of production.

And while nobody is saying this is a firing,

the timing of this exit happening so close

to fan outrage is leaving some scratching their heads.

On top of that, with the Disney Plus streaming service

set to premiere in two weeks,

Disney is now a direct competitor with Netflix

and things haven't been quite peaceful between the two.

Reportedly, TV channels associated

with Disney have dropped commercials for any

and all Netflix content.

This has led many to suspect that this could be a case

of Netflix flexing their contract muscle

to get D and D away from making something

for their competitor.

So where does all of this land?

In all likelihood, the real truth is somewhere

in the middle of all of these.

While Benioff and Weiss working on "Star Wars"

was announced in April, their Netflix deal

that was finalized in August gave the two

a lot of obligations that they didn't originally have.

And maybe some fan outrage and corporate hardball

greased the wheels for something that was bound

to happen eventually, kind of similar

to the recent situation where Kevin Feige

was too busy to work on "Spider Man" when

Disney and Sony weren't seeing eye to eye

over the next wall crawler movie.

As for the fan reaction to their departure

for "Star Wars", well let's just say it appeared

most of them are on board for this news.

Many in the Sci-Fi Fantasy community

claim that D and D rushed the ending

to "Game of Thrones" so that they could

work on "Star Wars".

And loosing their "Star Wars" because

they rushed "Game of Thrones" and ruined the ending,

has fans feeling pretty vindicated.

To be honest, we're sure D and D aren't crying

themselves to sleep with their $250 million Netflix Deal.

(cash register chiming)

So, what does this mean for "Star Wars?"

While, on the TV side there is a lot in store

for Disney Plus with "The Mandalorian,"

the Cassian Andor series, the return of the "Clone Wars,"

and an Obi-Wan Kenobi series.

But on the film side, things seem to be up in the air.

Benioff and Weiss' "Star Wars" was supposed

to kick off a new era, and it was the next film

on their slate.

Maybe the project they were working on

gets transferred to new talent.

Maybe Ryan Johnson's upcoming trilogy

gets moved in to this slot.

Or maybe all of this is the reason

Kevin Feige's "Star Wars" movie

was announced a few weeks ago.

Disney knew this departure was coming

and Feige's film is going to take its place.

We wouldn't be shocked if that's the case.

But, what do you folks think?

What do you think the next "Star Wars" film will be?

Did you like "The Mandalorian" trailer?

- [Mandalorian] Yeah.

- And who do you want to see tackle

a Star War?

Let's discuss.

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