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IGN.com - News Edit Unfollow Taika Waititi Still Doesn't Know If His Star Wars Movie Will Even Be Made by Ryan Leston Jun 30, 2022 Thor: Love and Thunder director Taika Waititi is working on a Star Wars movie - but he still doesn’t know when or if it will even get made. During an interview with The New York Times, Waititi explained what he’s currently working on, after the upcoming Thor sequel. “I’m trying to write the ‘Star Wars’ idea at the moment,” he said. “I’ve got to see how that goes, because once I submit it, that might determine when it gets made or if it gets made, even.” Waititi’s upcoming Star Wars film was first announced in 2020, but we’ve heard very little about the project since then. Although we know that the movie will match his signature style, there’s been nothing in the way of official announcements, and not even a hint as to what the film will even be about. But we do know that it will be a completely standalone film – no trilogies or Skywalker stories, here. The upcoming Star Wars film is expected to hit theaters in late 2023, but it seems that’s not set in stone: “Yeah. Well, not 2023, but late 2023,” said Lucasfilm boss, Kathleen Kennedy. “We haven't locked anything in.” Considering Waititi’s unique style of filmmaking, it definitely makes sense to think of this as a standalone movie. After all, it’s easier to sell a quirky caper in the Star Wars universe than a quirky take on an already established story. But even if it doesn’t get made, Waititi has planned for that, too. “I am cool as well to take six months off and just go hang out with my kids,” he said. Still, the thought of a Taika Waititi Star Wars film is a promising one. He’s already had hit after hit with What We Do in the Shadows and Hunt for the Wilderpeople, not to mention his Marvel movies with Thor: Ragnarok and Thor: Love and Thunder. Will Waititi’s unique storytelling style translate well to the Star Wars universe? I can’t help thinking a Droids or Ewoks movie with a documentary style and Waititi’s signature charm would add a dash of humor to the galaxy far, far away. Ryan Leston is an entertainment journalist and film critic for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter. Thumbnail Image by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images. Continue Reading The Fire Emblem Mobile Game Has Reportedly Made $1 Billion by Ryan Dinsdale Jun 30, 2022 Fire Emblem Heroes has reportedly now made more than $1 billion in revenue, blowing Nintendo's other mobile games out the water by becoming the first to hit the landmark amount. As reported by gamesindustry.biz, Sensor Tower's latest report revealed that Heroes, compared to Nintendo's other selection of mobile games, was only fourth overall in number of downloads but first in revenue by a long shot. Mario Kart Tour and Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp are sitting in joint second place, for example, but have only earned $282 million compared to Heroes' $1 billion. Dragalia Lost is fourth at $168 million, followed by Super Mario Run at $87 million (despite having 47% of overall downloads), and Dr. Mario World at $14 million. Heroes has also made more than $29 million in the first quarter of 2022 alone. The game is most popular in Japan (which accounts for 54% of its lifetime spending), followed by the U.S. (at 32%) and Canada (at 3%). The game was released more than five years ago in February 2017, and was the third mobile game released by Nintendo as part of its venture into the new market. While the company said at the time it planned to release 2-3 mobile games a year, Nintendo's not released a mobile game itself since 2019's Mario Kart Tour, not including the Niantic-developed Pikmin Bloom that was released in 2021. Heroes has seemingly proved successful enough by itself though, and in our 7/10 review, IGN said: "Fire Emblem Heroes is a lighter but still engaging interpretation of the beloved tactical RPG series' signature combat." Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelancer who occasionally remembers to tweet @thelastdinsdale. He'll talk about The Witcher all day. Continue Reading

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