10 Failed Star Wars Movies (And Why They Didn't Happen)

The Movie

In early 2013, Vulture reported that none other than Zack Snyder was developing a Star Wars project, which was intended to be set sometime after Episode VI, though separate from the then-in-development sequel trilogy.

Snyder's vision was described as a "Jedi epic," that took its cues from Akira Kurosawa’s 1954 classic Seven Samurai, only with the titular samurai and their swords being replaced with Force-users and lightsabers.

Vulture added that Snyder's movie would enter production not too long after The Force Awakens, indicating that it was an important project in Lucasfilm and Disney's Star Wars plans.

Why It Didn't Happen

The validity of Vulture's report was soon challenged by The Hollywood Reporter, but the outlet stood by its scoop, claiming that Snyder had recently met with Lucasfilm executives about the project. And in the end, Vulture was proven right - though it took a rather long time for the truth to be revealed.

In 2021, Snyder confirmed that he had indeed worked on a Star Wars movie, but that it was before Lucasfilm was bought by Disney. "We talked about it but it never [happened]," he said, indicating that the project simply lost steam once those early discussions had concluded.

In a way, Snyder is finally getting to make his Star Wars movie with the upcoming Rebel Moon, which is an epic space opera about an underdog colony rebelling against a tyrannical empire. Sound familiar?