Simply once we thought Disney and Lucasfilm had discovered the following few years of Star Wars motion pictures, one other curveball has hit the fandom. Put together for a brand-new trilogy to be written and produced by Star Wars Rebels and X-Males veteran Simon Kinberg.
Deadline broke the information on Thursday (Nov. 7), stating the brand new trio of flicks could be thought-about Episodes X, XI, and XII of the Skywalker Saga, which seemingly was completed with 2019’s disappointing The Rise of Skywalker.
Nonetheless, the piece additionally mentioned that some “insiders” rejected that concept, as a substitute claiming these new motion pictures will kick off a brand new saga as a substitute.
With the Skywalker bloodline successfully ended on the finish of IX regardless of Rey carrying the title ahead, the brand new trilogy may very well be each issues, kind of: a continuation of the ‘fundamental’ storyline with legacy characters from the sequels and a brand new begin with recent faces, which is how Star Wars has operated prior to now.
The Hollywood Reporter, in the meantime, said “the brand new story is just not meant to be a continuation of the Skywalker Saga,” however did not shoot down the potential for previous faces popping up, which sort of reinforces the concept this may very well be set within the post-IX galaxy and never within the distant previous. This could elevate the query of what is occurring with the Daisy Ridley-led film — to be directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and beforehand written by Peaky Blinders’ Steven Knight — that is been in growth for practically two years now so far as we all know. Maybe that venture has morphed into the beginning of this new trilogy?
Anyhow, many Star Wars followers and moviegoers would possibly elevate an eyebrow on the information, as Simon Kinberg’s curriculum is not tremendous attractive at first look, having been concerned in flops similar to X-Males: Darkish Phoenix and 2015’s dreadful Unbelievable 4 reboot (injury that Marvel Studios will attempt to undo subsequent yr).
Alternatively, he helped make the much better obtained X-Males: First Class and Days of Future Previous, and co-created probably the greatest Star Wars exhibits thus far, Star Wars Rebels, alongside Dave Filoni (now artistic honcho at Lucasfilm). Different credit embody enormous big-screen hits like Logan, Deadpool & Wolverine, and The Martian.
In any case, setting a single artistic to jot down and produce a complete trilogy is a transfer in the fitting path if we’re strolling in direction of one other large story arc, as by far the biggest criticism the sequels confronted was the dearth of a cohesive single imaginative and prescient that was felt by means of the complete journey.
Kinberg can also be hooked up to provide a brand new Star Trek film over at Paramount, so possibly he’ll be leaving that universe behind as he embarks on a much bigger journey in a galaxy far, far-off.
As we look forward to official information on the film entrance of Star Wars, The Mandalorian & Grogu is subsequent in line to hit theaters on Could 22, 2026.
Among the many numerous motion pictures reportedly in growth, solely three extra have been confirmed by Disney and Lucasfilm: the aforementioned Rey Skywalker-centric standalone, a ‘Jedi origins’ prequel directed and co-written by James Mangold, and a Dave Filoni-helmed occasion film that may end the New Republic-era storylines which have been planted by means of a number of TV exhibits developed alongside Jon Favreau.
