People Who Have Been Fired from Star Wars
by slash388 | created - 21 Mar 2023 | updated - 3 months ago | Public
1. Phil Lord
Writer | The Lego Movie
Philip A. Lord is an American filmmaker, producer and writer who collaborates with Christopher Miller. They both worked on Clone High, a cult classic animated sci-fi teen comedy show, The Lego Movie, 21 Jump Street, 22 Jump Street and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. Into the Spider-Verse is ...
Fired as director of Solo: A Star Wars Story (Replaced by Ron Howard)
2. Christopher Miller
Writer | The Lego Movie
Christopher Miller is an American filmmaker, producer and writer who collaborates with Philip A. Lord. They both worked on Clone High, a cult classic animated sci-fi teen comedy show, The Lego Movie, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, 21 Jump Street, 22 Jump Street and Spider-Man: Into the ...
Fired as director of Solo: A Star Wars Story (Replaced by Ron Howard)
3. Patty Jenkins
Director | Wonder Woman
Patty Jenkins is a writer/director best known for directing Wonder Woman, the Warner Bros./DC Comics blockbuster of 2017, and her debut feature Monster. Patty also works in television where she is best known for the pilot and finale episode of AMC's hit show The Killing.
Patty began her career as a ...
Fired as director of Star Wars: Rogue Squadron (Project cancelled)
4. Colin Trevorrow
Producer | Safety Not Guaranteed
Born in San Francisco and raised in Oakland, Colin Trevorrow started making short films when he was 12 years old. He studied film and dramatic writing at New York University. After graduation, he wrote and directed "Home Base" a digital short that became one of the early viral successes on the ...
Fired as writer/director of Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (Replaced by J.J. Abrams and Chris Terrio)
5. Derek Connolly
Writer | Safety Not Guaranteed
Derek Connolly is known for Safety Not Guaranteed (2012), Jurassic World Dominion (2022) and Jurassic World (2015).
Fired as writer of Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (Replaced by J.J. Abrams and Chris Terrio)
6. David Benioff
Producer | Game of Thrones
David Benioff was born on September 25, 1970 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for Game of Thrones (2011), The Kite Runner (2007) and 25th Hour (2002). He has been married to Amanda Peet since September 30, 2006. They have three children.
Fired as director of The First Jedi (Project cancelled)
7. D.B. Weiss
Producer | Game of Thrones
D.B. Weiss was born on April 23, 1971 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for Game of Thrones (2011), 3 Body Problem (2024) and Metal Lords (2022). He is married to Andrea Troyer.
Fired as director of The First Jedi (Project cancelled)
8. Josh Trank
Writer | Fantastic Four
Joshua Trank is an American filmmaker and screenwriter. He got his big break by directing the found footage superhero film Chronicle for 20th Century Fox in 2012. He was later hired to direct Fant4stic, an ill-fated reboot to the Tim Story Fantastic Four film series of the 2000s starring Miles ...
Fired as director of untitled Boba Fett film (Project cancelled)
9. Damon Lindelof
Producer | Lost
Damon Lindelof was born on April 24, 1973 in Teaneck, New Jersey, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for Lost (2004), The Leftovers (2014) and Watchmen (2019). He has been married to Heidi Fugeman since May 28, 2005. They have one child.
Fired as writer of untitled Rey film (Replaced by Steven Knight)
10. Justin Britt-Gibson
Writer | Counterpart
Justin Britt-Gibson is known for Counterpart (2017), Star Wars: New Jedi Order (2026) and Into the Badlands (2015).
Fired as writer of untitled Rey film (Replaced by Steven Knight)
11. J.D. Dillard
Director | Devotion
J.D. Dillard is known for Devotion (2022), Sweetheart (2019) and Sleight (2016).
Fired as director of unspecified project (Project cancelled)
12. Stephen Daldry
Director | The Reader
In 1989, Stephen Daldry worked as a freelance reader of unsolicited manuscripts for Literary Manager Nicholas Wright in the Scripts Department at the Royal National Theatre. In July of that year, he directed a Dadaist/expressionist production of "Judgement Day," a play by Odon von Horvath, at the ...
Fired as director of Obi-Wan Kenobi film (Project retooled into Obi-Wan Kenobi miniseries)
13. Kevin Feige
Producer | Black Panther
Kevin Feige is an American film producer who has produced every Marvel Cinematic Universe film since Iron Man. He got his start as an associate and executive producer for the Sam Raimi Spider-Man films, Daredevil, The Punisher, Ang Lee's Hulk, the original X-Men trilogy, Blade: Trinity and Tim ...
Fired as producer of untitled project (Project cancelled)
14. Michael Waldron
Producer | Loki
Michael Waldron was born on April 23, 1987. He is a producer and writer, known for Loki (2021), Rick and Morty (2013) and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022).
Fired as writer of untitled project (Project cancelled)
15. Guillermo del Toro
Writer | El laberinto del fauno
Guillermo del Toro was born October 9, 1964 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Raised by his Catholic grandmother, del Toro developed an interest in filmmaking in his early teens. Later, he learned about makeup and effects from the legendary Dick Smith (The Exorcist (1973)) and worked on making his ...
Fired as director of untitled Jabba the Hutt film (Project cancelled)
16. David S. Goyer
Writer | Dark City
David S. Goyer was born on December 22, 1965 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Dark City (1998), The Dark Knight (2008) and Batman Begins (2005). He is married to Marina Black. They have two children. He was previously married to Jessika Borsiczky.
Fired as writer of untitled Jabba the Hutt film (Project cancelled)
17. Gary Whitta
Writer | Rogue One
Gary Whitta is known for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016), After Earth (2013) and The Book of Eli (2010).
Fired as writer of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (replaced by Chris Weitz and Tony Gilroy)
18. Justin Simien
Writer | Dear White People
Justin Simien is known for Dear White People (2014), Dear White People (2017) and Bad Hair (2020).
Fired as showrunner of untitled Lando series (Project retooled into a film, replaced as writer by Donald Glover and Stephen Glover)
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