'Game of Thrones' Creators David Benioff, D.B. Weiss Exit 'Star Wars' Trilogy | THR News - video Dailymotion

David Benioff and D.B. Weiss are out of 'Star Wars' series.

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00:00Eighteen months after announcing their plans to make a Star Wars trilogy,

00:03Game of Thrones creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss have shockingly exited the franchise.

00:10The pair were set to produce the 2022 Star Wars film, the first to come after this year's

00:14Rise of Skywalker. The Thrones duo released a statement saying,

00:22Getting to talk about Star Wars with him and the current Star Wars team was the thrill of a

00:26lifetime and we will always be indebted to the saga that changed everything. But there are only

00:31so many hours in the day and we felt we could not do justice to both Star Wars and our Netflix

00:37projects, so we are regretfully stepping away. Meanwhile, Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy

00:42said, David Benioff and Dan Weiss are incredible storytellers. We hope to include them in the

00:46journey forward when they are able to step away from their busy schedule to focus on Star Wars.

00:51Benioff and Weiss signed a five-year, $250 million overall deal with Netflix back

00:56in August that was initially met with some questions as their commitment to Star Wars

01:00would have meant that their new content for Netflix would have taken at least a decade to

01:05come to fruition. The duo have been in high demand since completing Game of Thrones, which swept

01:09the Emmy Awards this year with 12 wins, including Best Drama, but received a divided response from

01:15critics and fans. The exit of Benioff and Weiss comes as Star Wars is at a crossroads. Abrams'

01:20The Rise of Skywalker out December 20 will close out the Skywalker saga, and Lucasfilm will pivot its focus

01:26to the small screen with a number of Disney Plus streaming shows, including Jon Favreau's The

01:31Mandalorian out November 12, as well as other series in development such as a Diego Luna-led

01:36Rogue One prequel, an Obi-Wan Kenobi series starring Ewan McGregor, and The Last Jedi filmmaker

01:40Rian Johnson is also developing his own trilogy. For more on this story, head to THR.com.

01:46And until next time, for The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Neha Joy.