One of the most exciting pieces of Star Wars news this side of Mandalore arrived in 2022 when Deadline reported that Damon Lindelof (Lost, HBO's Watchmen) was "developing" a Star Wars film for Lucasfilm. That same week, Puck News' Matthew Belloni claimed that this movie was already on pace to shoot before Taika's Star Wars.
This was big news because of Lindelof's recent history including his massive home run on HBO's Watchmen and its The Leftovers series.
Sadly, that's not happening. Lindelof told Esquire that he "was in more than talks to join the Star Wars universe ... I joined the Star Wars universe and was asked to leave."
And it's not like Lindelof's script will go on without him. He told Variety that his script written with Justin Britt-Gibson (Banshee, The Strain), was a "true labor of love," and has been trashed.