Rian Johnson Confirms His ‘Star Wars’ Trilogy Is Still In Development

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Star Wars: The Last Jedi writer/director Rian Johnson confirms that his planned trilogy is still in development.

In Fall 2017, Lucasfilm announced that Rian Johnson would continue to work in the Star Wars franchise to develop a brand new wholly original trilogy separate from the Skywalker Saga. This announcement was made before Rian Johnson’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi was released. Rian Johnson’s film was praised by critics but received a famously polarized reception from fans, leaving many to speculate about whether or not Lucasfilm would be moving forward with his trilogy.

While promoting his new whodunit film Knives Out, Rian Johnson revealed that while he has no new update on the planned Star Wars trilogy, he confirms that he is still in conversations with Lucasfilm and is still developing his trilogy:

“[laughs] Did I say ‘if’? Oh God. I have no update at all. But I’m still working with Lucasfilm on it, and they’re figuring out when they do what and everything.”

Following the release of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker this December, Lucasfilm is looking to put a pause on Star Wars on the big screen, opting to focus on the new live-action series on Disney+ for the time being. Rian Johnson’s trilogy is not the only new theatrical Star Wars films in development however. Game of Thrones’ David Benioff and D.B. Weiss are developing a new series of films for the franchise while Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige is also developing a new Star Wars movie and even has a major actor in mind for a specific role.

It’s only a matter of time before we here more about Rian Johnson’s upcoming Star Wars trilogy, but regardless of the polarized reception to his previous film, he seems more excited about the franchise than ever whether it is for his new trilogy or the fact that he gets to see J.J. Abrams bring the Skywalker Saga to a close:

Are you excited to see Rian Johnson’s new trilogy come to fruition? Sound off in the comments below, and be sure to continue following Heroic Hollywood for all the latest news in the Star Wars franchise.

Lucasfilm and director J.J. Abrams join forces once again to take viewers on an epic journey to a galaxy far, far away with Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, the riveting conclusion of the seminal Skywalker saga, where new legends will be born and the final battle for freedom is yet to come.

Directed by J.J. Abrams from a script he co-wrote with Chris Terrio, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker stars Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Anthony Daniels, Naomi Ackie, Domhnall Gleeson, Richard E. Grant, Lupita Nyong’o, Keri Russell, Joonas Suotamo, Kelly Marie Tran with Ian McDiarmid and Billy Dee Williams.

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker hits theaters on December 20, 2019.

Source: ET Online

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