Rian Johnson is getting ready to releaseKnives Outthis year. As for his next project, he’s going to dive straight into hisStar Wars trilogy, which is still very much in the works.The Last Jedidirector received a ton of backlash for his take on Luke Skywalker and other choices that he made in the movie. As is the case with anything, there are a lot of people who enjoyed Johnson’s dark left turns and risks he took with the franchise.
At CinemaCon in Las Vegas earlier this week,Rian Johnsonrevealed he will be working on hisStar WarsTrilogy after he releasesKnives Outin November of this year. The director will more than likely take the rest of the year off and then get into development mode. This is pretty big news since manyStar Warsfans were beginning to wonder if Johnson was still working on his trilogy.Game of Thronesshowrunners D.B. Weiss and David Benioff are gearing up to begin their own trilogy too, now that their show is coming to an end.
For now, most fans have their eyes on J.J. Abrams, who is currently in thepost-production process for Star Wars 9. The movie is a huge mystery, but we should get some more information next weekend duringStar WarsCelebration. Nothing has been confirmed at this time, but it is believed a teaser and the official title will be revealed, which should come as a relief for some hardcore fans who have been waiting for a title reveal at the very least since January of this year.
Star Wars 9marks theend of the Skywalker saga, so it will be interesting to see where Rian Johnson goes with his trilogy. David Benioff and D.B. Weiss' trilogy is rumored to be set during the days of the Old Republic, but that information has yet to be confirmed. Benioff and Weiss have already joked that they’re ready to be hated by joining the franchise. With that being said, we should get some more information on these new trilogies in the near future, with many expecting updates early next year as to where we can expect theStar Warsfranchise to go next. There are a lot of possibilities and fans are already starting to put together wish lists.
Star Wars 9hits theaters in December and Disney+‘sThe Mandalorianseries is expected to debut this fall. That’s a lot of material for fans to digest in a short amount of time, but it should give fans a better idea of what to expect in the future with thestreaming platformreleasing content alongside the big screen material. It is a gamble for Disney and Lucasfilm who saw a pretty major backlash for releasingThe Last JediandSolo: A Star Wars Storyso close together.Colliderwas the first to reveal the Rian Johnson news.
