An anonymous source told BuzzFeed that a film adaptation of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is being prepared, and work on the script for the first film in a potential trilogy is close to completion.
According to an insider, Laeta Kalogridis (Avatar, Shutter Island) was hired back in the spring of 2018 to write the script for the film adaptation of BioWare's 2003 role-playing game. But Lucasfilm slowed production of the Star Wars franchise after the weaker-than-expected financial performance of Solo: A Star Wars Story. Stories". The only film in the franchise that is officially known is an as-yet-untitled project by Game of Thrones writers David Benioff and DB Weiss.
Interestingly, the film by Benioff and Weiss is rumored to take place during the era of the Old Republic. But Kalogridis was hired a year ago, so it's unclear whether their projects are related.
Previously Lucasfilm head Kathleen Kennedy MTV that a Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic project is in development. βYes, we are developing something. Right now, I have no idea how it's going to work out, but we have to be careful that [it doesn't feel like too much Star Wars]," she said.
Source: 3dnews.ru