Planned ‘Star Wars’ Movie Scrapped, Writer Reveals Why It Didn’t Work

Getty A planned Star Wars movie is no longer moving forward…as a Star Wars movie, anyway.Paddington 2 and Wonka writer Simon Farnaby recently gave an interview, where he discussed a project that was meant to take place in the popular franchise.The 53-year-old writer, comedian and actor addressed what happened to the movie, which would have been directed by collaborator Paul King.Following the success of Paddington 2, the duo were made an offer from Disney and Lucasfilm to helm a film.&ldq