Farnaby revealed to Variety that the pair spent years working on a top-secret Star Wars project for Lucasfilm. "They were like, we really need it to be a ‘Star Wars’ movie, which is probably why it didn’t get turned into a ‘Star Wars’ movie! ‘Paddington 2’ creators Paul King and Simon Farnaby were once asked to make a ‘STAR WARS’ film by Lucasfilm & Disney. Following the release of The Mandalorian & Grogu back in May, the next Star Wars theatrical release is Star Wars: Starfighter on May 28, 2027 from director Shawn Levy and starring Ryan Gosling. Beyond those two projects, there were a number of projects previously announced under Kathleen Kennedy that are now in an unknown state, following the ascension of Dave Filoni as the person in charge of Star Wars creative.