Many believe Disney should pump the breaks and not put out a Star Wars movie each year.
I made the timing decision, and as I look back, I think the mistake that I made — I take the blame — was a little too much, too fast. You can expect some slowdown, but that doesn't mean we're not gonna make films. J.J. [Abrams] is busy making [Episode] IX. We have creative entities, including [Game of Thrones creators David] Benioff and [D.B.] Weiss, who are developing sagas of their own, which we haven't been specific about. And we are just at the point where we're gonna start making decisions about what comes next after J.J.'s. But I think we're gonna be a little bit more careful about volume and timing. And the buck stops here on that.
The bit about the films caught my attention. Notably, Iger made a point of mentioning Benioff and Weiss and their project in the blurb. But the fact that he did *NOT* mention Rian Johnson says a lot to me.
And there seem to have been some rumblings about the way Disney handled promotion for
SOLO, or rather didn't promote the project. The rumor mill indicates that Iger may have taken some of the negative reactions of fans to
THE LAST JEDI to heart, and may have dialed back the promotion for the
SOLO release accordingly. I don't think anyone will go on the record about any of this at this point. Only time will tell if the audience reaction will shift with TLJ over time, but clearly the reactions to the movie have been polarized. Does Bob Iger think that's a good thing for Star Wars? It's definitely worthy of discussion.