Kevin Feige & Patty Jenkins’ Star Wars Projects Have Been Shelved (& Why That’s The Right Call) – Looper

Let’s face it — running Marvel Studios is a giant responsibility, and Kevin Feige is one busy guy. The Hollywood Reporter lists 15 upcoming MCU projects in various states of completion, from the soon-to-be-released “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” to the announced-but-not-yet-cast reboot for “Fantastic Four” to “Avengers: Secret Wars,” which will not be out until 2025. Feige has a lot on his plate, and what he says goes when it comes to what you see in the MCU. Trying to balance that with shooting a “Star Wars” franchise film is asking a lot out of any one person, let alone a guy who has the health and importance of a huge universe of his own riding on his shoulders.

And perhaps it’s wiser to keep his attention focused on Marvel. The MCU has been grappling with diminishing returns and criticisms about the franchise’s use of CGI. From “Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania” suffering the worst second-week drop in the history of the MCU, to “She-Hulk: Attorney at Law” being the center of a firestorm related to its CGI and receiving workplace criticisms from VFX artists who claimed that they were underfunded and overworked while working on Marvel Studios projects, the MCU has enough on its plate.

Feige has said more than once that he was energized by the product, telling Den of Geek that his “Star Wars” was going to be a completely new take on the material, sparking rumors that this would be the very first “Star Wars” film to feature characters that have nothing to do with the Skywalker timeline. But perhaps we’re all better off with him keeping an eye on Marvel instead of branching out into a galaxy far, far away.