During the MoffetNathanson Media & Communications Summit, Disney CEO Bob Iger confirmed the next Star Wars film after The Rise of Skywalker will be from Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss.
Last week, Walt Disney Studios announced three new Star Wars films will be released on the pre-Christmas weekend every other year beginning in 2022, though the company did not reveal if the first film was part of the trilogy being developed by The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson or a separate project from Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss. Now, Disney’s Bob Iger has confirmed the next Star Wars film to be released in theaters after the Skywalker saga concludes will be from Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, though he did not divulge details on the project:
“We did a deal with David Benioff and D.B Weiss, who are famous for Game of Thrones, and the next movie that we release will be theirs. And we’re not saying anything more about that.”
Bob Iger also commented on the decision to wait three years before releasing a new Star Wars film as opposed to continuing the model of debuting a new one each year:
“[We thought] it would be smart for us to take a bit of a hiatus while we figure out what’s next. Now, we’re not going to wait until [Episode 9] is released and start figuring it out, we’re actually hard at work doing that already. The conclusion that we reached was that three years was the proper amount of time to not only take a breather and reset, but to really gear up for the next film’s release.”
Are you excited to see a Star Wars film from the showrunners of Game of Thrones or has the mixed reception for the final season of the HBO series dampened your faith in David Benioff and D.B. Weiss? Let us know in the comments section below!
The final chapter of the sequel trilogy is scheduled to hit theaters this holiday season.
Directed by J. J. Abrams, the film stars Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong’o, Domhnall Gleeson, Kelly Marie Tran, Joonas Suotamo, Billie Lourd, Naomi Ackie, Richard E. Grant, Keri Russell, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Ian McDiarmid, and Billy Dee Williams. Carrie Fisher will appear as General Leia Organa through the use of previously unreleased footage shot for Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker will be released in theaters on December 19, 2019.
Source: i09
