NEW YORK: The executive producers of HBO’s Game of Thrones, David Benioff and DB Weiss have quit the plan to work on the Star Wars movies.
The duo said, “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.”
The pair have confirmed that their schedule is now full, and they don’t have time to do a trio of Star Wars films justice.
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Recently David Benioff and DB Weiss signed a $200million deal with Netflix to produce exclusively for the website.
The duo’s decision to cancel the Star Wars sequel means that they will be working solely under Netflix’s banner in the upcoming future.
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The duo said in a statement, “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 first Star Wars project by the duo was expected to go on screens in 2022.
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