Whoa! We didn’t expect this sort of an announcement anytime soon…
StarWars.com just released a statement saying that after the release of Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi, writer/director Rian Johnson will begin creating a brand new Star Wars trilogy, the first of which he will write and direct.
No word on the setting of the trilogy – will it continue the story of Rey, Poe, Finn and BB-8 as mentioned last week by Lucasfilm boss Kathleen Kennedy or if it will be a whole new chapter in the Star Wars tale.
Although, honestly, we reckon it will be Episodes X, XI and XII of the franchise.
Wait, could it be the Obi-Wan movies?! Anyway, sorry, we’re getting ahead of ourselves.
Here’s the official statement:
For director Rian Johnson, Star Wars: The Last Jedi was just the beginning of his journey in a galaxy far, far away.
Lucasfilm is excited to announce that Johnson will create a brand-new Star Wars trilogy, the first of which he is also set to write and direct, with longtime collaborator Ram Bergman onboard to produce.
As writer-director of The Last Jedi, Johnson conceived and realized a powerful film of which Lucasfilm and Disney are immensely proud. In shepherding this new trilogy, which is separate from the episodic Skywalker saga, Johnson will introduce new characters from a corner of the galaxy that Star Wars lore has never before explored.
“We all loved working with Rian on The Last Jedi,” said Kathleen Kennedy, president of Lucasfilm. “He’s a creative force, and watching him craft The Last Jedi from start to finish was one of the great joys of my career. Rian will do amazing things with the blank canvas of this new trilogy.”
“We had the time of our lives collaborating with Lucasfilm and Disney on The Last Jedi,” Johnson and Bergman said in a joint statement. “Star Wars is the greatest modern mythology and we feel very lucky to have contributed to it. We can’t wait to continue with this new series of films.”
Exciting news for Star Wars fans, indeed. What say you all?
Star Wars: The Last Jedi arrives in U.S. theaters on Dec. 15, 2017.
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