互聯網正在瘋傳一則重大消息，漫威影業的負責人凱文·費格正在為迪士尼拍攝新《星球大戰》電影。《好萊塢報道》雜志首先爆出了這則新聞。至于這則消息對迪士尼、《星球大戰》系列電影，甚至漫威電影宇宙的未來有什么影響，則是見仁見智。

目前已知的信息

作為《星球大戰》的粉絲，費格據稱已于夏末與盧卡斯影業的總裁卡斯林·肯尼迪、迪士尼影業的聯席董事長阿蘭·霍恩和阿蘭·伯格曼進行了會面，探討參與拍攝該電影系列的可能性。

隨著12月上映的《星球大戰9：天行者崛起》帶來天行者的傳奇故事，肯尼迪希望借助新項目來重振《星球大戰》宇宙。

迪士尼影業的聯席董事長兼首席創意官霍恩對《好萊塢報道》說：“隨著天行者故事的完結，凱西將掀開《星球大戰》故事的新篇章，我們也知道凱文是該系列的鐵桿粉絲，因此，我們自然也就萌發了讓這兩位杰出制片人合作拍攝《星球大戰》電影的念頭。”

《好萊塢報道》稱，費格已經向一位匿名“主要演員”吹風，在電影開拍之后，他已為其想好了具體的角色，但除此之外沒有任何具體信息。

對《星球大戰》系列電影的未來有何影響？

我們也不知道，費格參與《星球大戰》的拍攝是否意味著他將在盧卡斯影業擔任更為重要的職務。肯尼迪自2012年以來便擔任盧卡斯影業的總裁，是迪士尼的極少數女高管之一。《好萊塢報道》稱，迪士尼的一位高層線人表示，公司仍將由肯尼迪主管，而且近期沒有任何高管更換計劃。肯尼迪的合約能夠讓她干完2021年。

盡管肯尼迪和盧卡斯影業共同為迪士尼拍攝的4部《星球大戰》電影已經攬獲了近45億美元的票房，但電影制作過程并非一帆風順。

在迪士尼表達對加勒斯·愛德華導演作品的不滿之后，公司聘請導演托尼·吉爾羅伊拍攝了問題重重的2016年續作《星球大戰外傳：俠盜一號》。2017年肯尼迪在拍攝該系列前傳《游俠索羅：星球大戰外傳》之時開掉了導演菲爾·羅德和克里斯·米勒，并聘請了羅恩·霍華德接手。當年晚些時候，公司又用2015年電影《星球大戰7：原力覺醒》的導演J.J.·阿布拉姆斯取代了科林·特雷弗羅，執導《星球大戰：天行者崛起》。

《游俠索羅》是《星戰》系列史上票房最差的實景真人電影，收入總額相對來說并不盡人意，僅有3.92億美元。

自2007年擔任漫威影業總裁以來，費格拍攝的電影在全球的總票房已經超過了268億美元。

2019年，他因電影《黑豹》獲奧斯卡最佳影片提名，這是第一部獲奧斯卡提名的超級英雄影片，也是第一部獲奧斯卡獎（獲三項大獎）的漫威宇宙電影。

與此同時，費格的《復仇者聯盟4：終局之戰》自4月上映以來已經打破了無數票房紀錄，其中包括史上最高總票房（不計通脹）。

迪士尼的董事長鮑勃·艾格最近對《紐約時報》說，迪士尼影業在《星球大戰》系列影片中犯了一些錯誤。他說：“我認為，我們可能在市場上投入的有點多，而且速度太快了。”

《星球大戰》系列將何去何從？

要想了解有關費格《星球大戰》項目的具體信息，我們可能還需要等一段時間。與此同時，《最后的武士》導演萊恩·約翰遜以及《權力游戲》制片人D.B.·維斯和大衛·本尼爾夫正在研究《星球大戰》電影宇宙中的劇情項目。

迪士尼在其即將推出的視頻流服務Disney+也投入了不少精力，而且很明顯，盧卡斯影業將成為該平臺的一個關鍵組件。喬恩·費儒《星球大戰》宇宙真人實景劇作《曼達洛人》將于11月12日在Disney+上映。其他《星戰》系列作品也在制作當中，包括《俠盜一號》前傳系列影片，以及伊萬·麥克格雷格主演的歐比旺·肯諾比系列電影。

迪士尼是否希望費格能在《星戰》電影宇宙中重現漫威電影宇宙的些許成功呢？簡言之，是的。（財富中文網）

譯者：馮豐

審校：夏林

The internet is abuzz with the big news that Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige is developing a new Star Wars movie with Disney. The Hollywood Reporter broke the news and now it’s up to the rest of us to make sense of what it means for the future of Disney, the Star Wars franchise, and even the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).

What we know so far

A huge Star Wars fan, Feige reportedly met with Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy and Walt Disney Studios co-chairmen Alan Horn and Alan Bergman in late summer to discuss possible involvement in the franchise.

As the Skywalker Saga wraps this December with the release of Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker, Kennedy is looking to reinvigorate the Star Wars universe with new projects.

Walt Disney Studios co-chairman and chief creative officer Horn told THR: “With the close of the Skywalker Saga, Kathy is pursuing a new era in Star Wars storytelling, and knowing what a die-hard fan Kevin is, it made sense for these two extraordinary producers to work on a Star Wars film together.”

According to THR, Feige has told an unnamed “major actor” that he has a specific role in mind for them when the movie gets made, but otherwise there aren’t any details.

What does it mean for the future of “Star Wars”?

It’s unclear if Feige’s involvement in Star Wars suggest he’ll be taking on a larger role within Lucasfilm. Kennedy, who has been president of Lucasfilm since 2012, is one of the very few women holding top executive jobs at Disney. THR cites a top Disney source saying that Kennedy remains in charge without any plans for an executive shakeup anytime soon. Kennedy’s contract takes her through 2021.

Though the four Star Wars films Kennedy and Lucasfilm have produced for Disney have grossed almost $4.5 billion, the creative process hasn’t been without its hiccups.

Director Tony Gilroy was brought in to shoot the third act of the troubled 2016 film Rogue One: A Star Wars Story after Disney expressed dissatisfaction with Gareth Edwards’s direction. In 2017, Kennedy axed directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller during production of Solo: A Star Wars Story, the prequel film, bringing in Ron Howard to finish the film. Later that year, director Colin Trevorrow was dropped as director of Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker and replaced by J.J. Abrams, who also directed the 2015 film The Force Awakens.

Solo was the the lowest-grossing live-action film in Star Wars history, pulling in a relatively paltry $392 million at the box office.

Since becoming president of Marvel Studios in 2007, the films that Feig has produced have a combined worldwide box office gross of over $26.8 billion.

In 2019, he was nominated for a Best Picture Academy Award for producing Black Panther, the first superhero film to ever receive the nod, as well as the first film in the MCU to win an Academy Award (it won three).

Meanwhile, Avengers: Endgame, which Feig produced, has broken countless box office records since its release in April, including highest grossing film ever (not adjusted for inflation).

Disney chairman Bob Iger recently told The New York Times that the studio had made mistakes with the Star Wars franchise. “I just think that we might’ve put a little bit too much in the marketplace too fast,” he said.

What’s next for “Star Wars”?

It will be a while before we hear more details on Feige’s Star Wars projects. In the meantime, both Last Jedi director Rian Johnson and Game of Thrones showrunners D.B. Weiss and David Benioff are working on feature projects set in the Star Wars universe.

Disney is also focused on its soon-to-launch streaming service Disney+ and it’s clear that Lucasfilm will be a key component of the platform. Jon Favreau’s live-action Star Wars space Western, The Mandalorian, is set to premiere Nov. 12 on Disney+. And other Star Wars projects are in the works, including a Rogue One prequel series and an Ewan McGregor-led Obi-Wan Kenobi series.

Is Disney hoping that Feige will bring some of the success he’s had with the MCU over to the Star Wars universe? In a word, yes.