The release date was announced by Disney in May 2019 to be 16 December 2022, but was pushed back by the Covid-19 pandemic. Disney CEO Bob Iger confirmed on 14 May 2019 that this movie would be the first film from David Benioff and DB Weiss, the creators of the Game of Thrones TV adaptation, but on 28 October the pair stepped away from the project citing scheduling conflicts due to a deal with Netflix. During Disney's 2020 Investor's Day call it was announced that this would be Rogue Squadron and would be directed by Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins.