Knight was the second round of screenwriters brought in for this project after the team of Damon Lindelof and Justin Britt-Gibson dropped out in 2023. His departure doesn’t come as much of a surprise,

After years of having an assembly line of Star Wars movies and TV shows, the galaxy far, far away feels like it’s slowing down. A previously announced—but still untitled—spin-off starring Daisy Ridley’s Rey from the Force Awakens trilogy is the latest project to hit snags.

The new 'Star Wars' movie about the further adventures of Jedi Rey (Daisy Ridley) lost its latest screenwriter, Steven Knight.