It’s been an exciting week forStar Warsfans with the premiere ofThe Last Jeditrailer atStar Wars Celebrationlast weekend, getting fans into a fever pitch of excitement and fan theories. In addition,Rogue One: A Star Wars Storyhas recently been released to the home video/streaming market where it continues to be a giant success, which was a gamble thatDisneyprofited off of in a major way. With the success ofRogue One, it seems that Disney is ready to look into thefuture of more Star Wars spin-offsafterEpisode IX.
At last week’sStar Wars Celebration, Lucasfilm presidentKathleen Kennedyhinted about a untitled 2020 anthology film that could be officially announced as soon as the summer of 2018 with the release of theHan Solospinoff. But it seems now that the official announcement could come much sooner. In an interview withE-Cartela(viaStarWarsNewsNet), Kennedy says this.
“To be honest, we are beginning to talk about [the spinoffs] right now. We have four or five weeks immersed in the film ‘Han Solo’ and we are about to read the script of Colin Trevorrow’s Episode IX, so we have a lot of work at the moment. We will have some meetings about the stories that we will develop here.”
Kennedy goes on to talk about the future ofStar Warsspin-offs after the wrap ofEpisode IXIn the next six or eight months. This kind of information is just the thing that fans need to fuel moreStar Warsspin-offs rumors. Some of the larger rumors from unnamed sources have suggested that the next set of spin-offs could beObi-Wan,Boba Fett, and a possible young adult romance story. Other reports suggest thatSam Esmail, creator ofMr. Robotis working on a script for another possible spin-off. And J.J. Abrams has expressed interested in directing a standaloneKnights of Renmovie. Regardless of where theStar Warsspinoffs officially end up, it is certain that there is a huge demand for more.
Fan theories and ideas of where futureStar Warsspin-offs should go have been around for decades and from a variety of sources. A cursory search throughRedditcan lead a reader down a virtual rabbit hole ofStar Warstheories and conspiracies and it appears that Lucasfilm is aware and paying attention. Further in theE-CartelainterviewKennedyreveals this.
“After 40 years of adventures, fans have so much information and so many theories about the way that can take these stories and theories that emerge are sometimes new ideas for us that we hear, read and pay attention to everything what is said.”
More importantly,Kennedyfurther states.
“It is Clear that the fans are as much masters of this franchise as we are…”
Lucasfilm understands the importance of getting it right for the fans ofStar WarsandKennedy’swords cement that understanding. While fans are still quite a ways away from any official announcements, they still haveThe Last Jediin December, the still untitledHan Solo spin-off, andEpisode IXto look forward to. Lucasfilm seems to be taking their time as to not rush the creative juices and ensure a proper film to appease fans of all walks of life. It is definitely a very exciting time to be aStar Warsfan right now, with many moreStar Wars anthology moviesstill to come.
