New 'Star Wars' Movie Trilogy in the Works

Lucasfilm is taking another crack at trying to please the infamously cranky Star Wars fanbase with a new trilogy of feature films. This time around, a new director is now developing a trio of stories that will continue the story that George Lucas began with two trilogies late in the last century. Since then, the company has produced a new trilogy that has seen commercial success but has also failed to satisfy the vocal fanbase who now have a reputation as one of the most critical in all media. Read on for details.

Via Variety.

“X-Men” alum Simon Kinberg is preparing to visit a galaxy far, far away.

Lucasfilm is developing a new “Star Wars” trilogy with Kinberg set to write and produce the three films with studio chief Kathleen Kennedy. This will begin a new series with new characters after “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker,” starring Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Adam Driver and Oscar Isaac, concluded the original nine-chapter “Skywalker Saga” in 2019. Though plot details haven’t been revealed, Lucasfilm has disputed the notion, first suggested by Deadline in their initial report of the forthcoming trilogy, that Kinberg’s movies will continue the story that George Lucas began with 1977’s “A New Hope,” introducing Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker, Harrison Ford as Han Solo and Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia.

Disney currently has Jon Favreau’s “The Mandalorian & Grogu,” a continuation of the Disney+ series about the helmet-wearing bounty hunter (played by Pedro Pascal), on the calendar for May 22, 2026, along with two untitled “Star Wars” movies set for Dec. 18, 2026, and Dec. 17, 2027.

Lucasfilm has several other “Star Wars” projects in the works — from filmmakers such as James Mangold, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, Taika Waititi and Donald Glover — but it’s ambiguous which of these will be the first to hit the big screen.

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