New Star Wars film trilogy: Simon Kinberg writes

“X-Men” alum Simon Kinberg is preparing to visit a galaxy far, far away.

Lucasfilm is developing a new Star Wars trilogy, with Kinberg set to write and produce the three films alongside studio boss Kathleen Kennedy. This begins a new series with new characters after “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” with Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Adam Driver and Oscar Isaac concluded the original nine-chapter “Skywalker Saga” in 2019. As was not announced, Lucasfilm has the first disputed the notion proposed by Deadline in their initial report on the upcoming trilogy that Kinberg’s films will continue the story that George Lucas began with 1977’s “A New Hope” by introducing Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker. Harrison Ford as Han Solo and Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia.

Disney currently has Jon Favreau’s The Mandalorian & Grogu, a sequel to the Disney+ series about the helmet-wearing bounty hunter (played by Pedro Pascal), on the calendar for May 22, 2026, along with two Star Wars films without Titles scheduled for December 18, 2026 and December 17, 2027.

Lucasfilm has several other Star Wars projects in the works – from filmmakers like James Mangold, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, Taika Waititi and Donald Glover – but it’s unclear which one will be the first to hit the big screen. New installments in the space opera series from director Patty Jenkins, Marvel producer Kevin Feige, The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson and Game of Thrones creators David Benioff and DB Weiss have been announced over the years but never to wear.

In the five years since The Rise of Skywalker, the latest Star Wars theatrical release, Lucasfilm has released the Disney+ series The Mandalorian as well as two other live-action TV shows in the Mando-verse: ” ” The Book of Boba Fett” and “Ahsoka” as well as the upcoming “Skeleton Crew”. There were also standalone series, including The Acolyte, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Andor.

Kinberg is best known for writing and producing a number of “X-Men” films for 20th Century Fox, including 2006’s “The Last Stand,” 2011’s “First Class,” “Days of 2014’s Future Past, 2016’s Deadpool and 2017’s Logan before making his directorial debut with the 2019 spin-off Dark Phoenix. He worked with Lucasfilm on the Disney Channel animated series “Star Wars: Rebels,” which he co-created with Dave Filoni and Carrie Beck, and he advised director JJ Abrams on 2015’s “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.” .

Sources emphasize that Kinberg’s trilogy is still in early development and it is unclear when it will go into production. The filmmaker serves as producer on Paramount and Edgar Wright’s The Running Man remake, which was recently co-produced with Glen Powell and Josh Brolin. He is also a producer on Paramount’s next Star Trek film from director Toby Haynes.