A new ‘Star Wars’ film trilogy is officially in the works with ‘Rebels’ co-creator Simon Kinberg on board to write and co-produce the titles.
As reported by foreign media, the next ‘Star Wars’ film trilogy, written by Simon Kinberg, is currently in the early stages of development at the Walt Disney Co.’s Lucasfilm, revealed a source close to the development on Thursday.
According to the details, Kinberg also co-produces the trio with Lucasfilm chief Kathleen Kennedy.
Notably, the trilogy will be the first big-screen release in the space opera franchise, since ‘The Rise of Skywalker’, the ninth episode in the main ‘Star Wars’ film series ‘The Skywalker Saga’ and the final film of the sequel trilogy, was released in theatres in December 2019.
However, the insider shared that the trio will start with a fresh story and is not connected to ‘The Skywalker Saga’. However, more details regarding the plot and timeline of the next titles were not revealed.
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It is worth noting here that ‘Star Wars’, created by filmmaker George Lucas in 1977, is one of the most successful film franchises of all time.
Besides this new trilogy, the franchise has multiple other projects in the works as well, including ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’, which is set for a May 2026 release, as well as a yet-to-be-titled ‘Jedi Order’ film by Pakistani filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy.
