(CNN) — A new batch of planned “Star Wars” movies suffered a setback after director Josh Trank pulled out of the project.
Trank, 30, was supposed to direct the second film in the “Star Wars” anthology, a spinoff series.
Disney, which owns “Star Wars” guru George Lucas’ studio Lucasfilm, announced Saturday that Trank, the director of “Chronicle,” had decided to jump ship.
“After a year of having the incredible honor of developing with the wonderful and talented people at Lucasfilm, I’m making a personal decision to move forward on a different path,” Trank said in the Disney statement. “I’ve put a tremendous amount of thought into this, and I know deep down in my heart that I want to pursue some original creative opportunities.”
According to the Hollywood Reporter, however, Trank was fired from the film.
