User blog comment:Thomasfan502/Season 8 Discussion Blog/@comment-5875378-20180620230345/@comment-29197449-20180620232301

I'd think so, since it was an effort to reconnect older fans with the franchise. They probably prioritized it over S8's production since it was meant to be released much earlier. There's also a live action movie apparently in development as we speak as well, so that could also be a factor as Straffi would more than likely still be heading it as director.