Rian Johnson’sThe Last Jediwasn’t even in theaters when it was announced that he and Lucasfilm were going to collaborate again with a newStar Warstrilogy. Johnson will be reportedly telling a new story outside of the Skywalker saga and the ideas are currently being fleshed out. Details are pretty much non-existent at this point, but Johnson’s producing partner Ram Bergman says that the first installment in the new trilogy could possibly hit theaters in as little as 2 years.
Rian Johnson’s new Star Wars trilogy pitched an idea of a newStar Warstrilogy that is completely separate from anything that has come before it. Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy excitedly green lit the project and the director/writer is currently mapping out all of the details of this brand-new story. Again, the project is still very much in its infancy and we’re looking at a lot ofStar Warsprojects coming out in the next few years, so 2 years could be a tad too soon. When asked about his involvement with the new trilogy and a possible release timeframe, Ram Bergman had this to say.
“I can’t tell you because we don’t know yet. Maybe in two years; it’s just in the early stages.”
Rian Johnson has spoken in the past about his plans of framing anentirely new narrativebefore moving forward with hisStar Warstrilogy, which is more than likely what he’s currently working on. Whatever his initial idea was, it was enough to excite Lucasfilm, even after the backlash thatThe Last Jedicaused. While Johnson’s firstStar Warsproject received mixed reactions, it was unlike any movie in the franchise and it took chances, something that his new trilogy will undoubtedly accomplish as well.
Star Wars 9is gearing up to start production in a few weeks with J.J. Abrams back in the director’s chair after the departure of Colin Trevorrow. The movie will hit theaters in December of 2019, so it seems unlikely that Disney and Lucasfilm will release anotherStar Warsmovie as close asThe Last JediandSolo: A Star Wars Storywere, especially considering the low box office numbers of the latter. However, a late 2020 release for Rian Johnson’s new trilogy is entirely plausible if all goes smoothly.
In addition toStar Wars 9, there’s also the recently announcedBoba Fettmovie and theObi-Wanmovie in development as well. Plus, there’s Jon Favreau’s TV series, which will take place afterReturn of the Jediand beforeThe Force Awakensand then the mystery trilogy that is being developed byGame of Thronescreators D.B. Weiss and David Benioff. There’s a lot ofStar Warsin the pipeline, so it will be very interesting to see how Lucasfilm and Disney choose to space all of these projects out to ensure fans aren’t sick of everything. You can read more of Ram Bergman’s thoughts on the new Rian JohnsonStar Warstrilogy over atFrom the Grapevine.
