Editing Boba Fett (section)

====Standalone film====
In early 2013, Disney CEO [[Bob Iger]] announced the development of a [[List of Star Wars films and television series#Standalone films|''Star Wars'' spin-off film]] written by [[Simon Kinberg]],<ref>{{cite AV media|title=Disney Earnings Beat; 'Star Wars' Spinoffs Planned|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2013/02/05/disney-earnings-beat-star-wars-spinoffs-planned.html|publisher=CNBC|time=7:20|date=February 5, 2013|access-date=February 5, 2013}}</ref> which ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' reported would focus on Boba Fett during the original trilogy.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://insidemovies.ew.com/2013/02/06/star-wars-spin-offs-young-han-solo-movie-boba-fett|title='Star Wars' spin-offs: A young Han Solo movie, and a Boba Fett film – Exclusive|last=Breznican|first=Anthony|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180406080422/http://www.ew.com/article/2013/02/06/star-wars-spin-offs-young-han-solo-movie-boba-fett|date=February 6, 2013|archive-date=April 6, 2018|access-date=November 5, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> In mid-2014, [[Josh Trank]] was officially announced as the director of an undisclosed spin-off film,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://starwars.com/news/josh-trank-to-direct-stand-alone-star-wars-film.html|title=Josh Trank To Direct Stand-Alone Star Wars Film|website=StarWars.com|date=June 4, 2014|access-date=August 23, 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140628110441/https://www.starwars.com/news/josh-trank-to-direct-stand-alone-star-wars-film.html|archive-date=June 28, 2014}}</ref> but had left the project a year later due to creative differences with Kinberg,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/josh-trank-no-longer-directing-star-wars-spinoff-1201485909/|title=Star Wars: Josh Trank No Longer Directing Spinoff|last=Oldham|first=Stuart|website=Variety|date=May 1, 2015|access-date=August 23, 2018}}</ref>{{efn|According to Trank, he quit the project because he thought he would be fired in the wake of problems he had had working on his ''[[Fantastic Four (2015 film)|Fantastic Four]]'' film.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cavanaugh |first1=Patrick |title=Star Wars: Josh Trank Claims He Quit Boba Fett Project Because He Thought He Would Get Fired |url=https://comicbook.com/movies/news/star-wars-josh-trank-boba-fett-quit-project-details/ |website=[[ComicBook.com]] |access-date=7 May 2020 |date=May 5, 2020}}</ref>}} causing a teaser for the Fett film to be scrapped from ''Star Wars'' Celebration.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2016/11/22/rogue-one-lucasfilm-new-star-wars-movies/|title=Star Wars: Secret plans for new movies discussed after Rogue One|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|last=Breznican|first=Anthony|date=November 22, 2016|access-date=November 6, 2018}}</ref> In May 2018, it was reported that [[James Mangold]] had signed on to write and direct a Fett film, with Kinberg attached as producer and {{nowrap|co-writer}},<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/star-wars-boba-fett-movie-is-happening-james-mangold-direct-1113273 |title='Star Wars': Boba Fett Movie in the Works With James Mangold (Exclusive)|last=Kit|first=Borys|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=May 24, 2018|access-date=May 24, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|url=https://deadline.com/2018/10/star-wars-boba-fett-spinoff-james-mangold-directing-1202397784/|title=''Star Wars'' Boba Fett Spinoff Said To Be Back On Track With James Mangold|date=May 24, 2018|magazine=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=May 24, 2018}}</ref> but both Mangold and Kathleen Kennedy subsequently denied Mangold's involvement.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Dominguez|first=Noah|date=2021-11-27|title=Star Wars Boss Confirms Logan Director Was Never Developing a Boba Fett Movie|url=https://www.cbr.com/star-wars-boba-fett-no-james-mangold-movie/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-28|website=[[Comic Book Resources]]|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211128014355/https://www.cbr.com/star-wars-boba-fett-no-james-mangold-movie/ |archive-date=November 28, 2021 }}</ref> In July, Daniel Keys Moran stated that Lucasfilm had considered adapting ''The Last One Standing'' into a film.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://starwarsinterviews.com/various/authors/daniel-keys-moran-author/|title=Daniel Keys Moran (Author)|website=Star Wars Interviews|date=July 2018|access-date=October 8, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/boba-fett-movie-han-solo-alden-ehrenreich/|title=The Boba Fett Movie Could Feature Alden Ehrenreich's Han Solo|last=Agar|first=Chris|date=July 6, 2018|website=[[Screen Rant]]|access-date=August 16, 2018}}</ref> By October, the Fett film was reportedly dead, with the studio instead focusing on ''The Mandalorian''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2018/10/star-wars-boba-fett-spinoff-james-mangold-directing-1202397784/ |title='Star Wars' Boba Fett Movie No Longer In Development; Lucasfilm Focusing On 'The Mandalorian' Streaming Series |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=October 26, 2018 |access-date=October 26, 2018 }}</ref> The Fett film was afterwards reported to have also featured the other bounty hunters from ''The Empire Strikes Back''.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/movies/2018/10/26/star-wars-producers-halt-boba-fett-film/ |title=Star Wars producers halt unannounced Boba Fett standalone film |last=Breznican |first=Anthony |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=October 13, 2018 |access-date=October 29, 2018 }}</ref>