Though we heard quite a bit about theKnights of Renheading intoStar Wars: The Force Awakens, we didn’t learn much about them in the actual movie itself. And we only caught a brief fleeting glimpse of the dark warriors as part of Rey’s lightsaber flashback. We’ve heard plenty of rumors that this gang, which Kylo Ren leads, will appear inStar Wars: Episode VIII. But apparently they have enough of a cool backstory that they could feature in their own standalone movie.
While out promotingStar Trek Beyond, which he produced,The Force Awakensdirector J.J. Abrams was asked byColliderwhat specificStar Warsspinoff he’d like to see. And his answer was a standaloneKnights of Renmovie. He explains this, revealing that the Knights do have a backstory that is worth delving into. And it’s evidently one we won’t be seeing or hearing much about inStar Wars 8.
“I gotta say Kathy Kennedy, who’s running it all, she seems to be pushing all the right buttons. There isn’t something that I’d love to see-I guess the one thing I would say is there’s aKnights of Ren storythat I think would be pretty cool to tell.”
RecentStar Warsrumors claim that Luke Skywalker will have an epic face-off with the Knights of Ren inStar Wars 8.Kylo Rendispatches his minions on themaster Jediwhile engaging Rey in a fight. Though, the Knights prove to be no match for Skywalker, who shows off some new Jedi tricks in dispatching them quite quickly. These scenes were witnessed by several onlookers in view of theStar Wars 8set in Ireland. Though it has been noted that it isn’t known whether these are all of the Knights, or just a small faction of this army, or how they play into the rest of the storyline.
LucasFilm and Disney plan on makingStar Warsmovies for the rest of eternity, or at least until they’re no longer profitable. So aKnights of Renmovie certainly is possible, though we won’t see it until at least the next decade. The first spinoff isRogue One: A Star Wars Story, which arrives this December. It will be followed byStar Wars 8in December 2017, and then the original trilogy prequelHan Solo: A Star Wars Storyin summer 2018.Star Wars: Episode IXwill arrive December 2019. And there is a third spinoff planned for summer 2020, but the title hasn’t been officially announced. Many believe the third spinoff will revolve around Boba Fett, who is rumored to have a cameo inRogue One.
J.J. Abramshas made it known that he has no interest in directing anotherStar Wars movie, though perhaps in the next few years he’ll change his mind. Perhaps if LucasFilm and Disney seriously consider setting up aKnights of Renstandalone adventure. It isn’t known when the next batch of Star Wars Story anthology movies will be unveiled, but we’ve often hear rumors that classic characters such as Obi-Wan Kenobi, Yoda and Jabba The Hutt could all get their own movies at some point down the road.
