It has already been stated before that the upcoming Episode IX of the third “Star Wars†trilogy, set to premiere this December, will be the final end as it were of the saga of the Skywalker family, whose several family members have been among some of the strongest users of the Force in the Galaxy. As a part of the Disney brand however, Lucasfilm has been exploring various avenues to produce more stories in film for the eternal struggle between Light and Dark in the “Star Wars†setting.
The “Star Wars Story†anthology had been such an option. Several movie and TV producers have been approached and some ideas have been pitched. Now a new movie project buzz has come out involving the show-runner tandem of HBO’s “Game of Thronesâ€.
Cinema Blend has it that Dave Benioff and D.B. Weiss, who adapted George R.R. Martin’s fantasy book series into the award-winning HBO program, will now be working on their own film trilogy in the “Star Wars†vein.
This is a specification of an earlier report from the previous year, where they have been offered by Lucasfilm a chance to work on a spinoff movie or two. Now they appear to be taking up the same trilogy project that had once been given to “The Last Jedi†director Rian Johnson. The 2017 movie’s polarized reception hushed up any talk about a Johnson “Star Wars†trilogy.
If this report is actually substantial, then it might explain why, with “Game of Thrones†finale season 8 coming to HBO in April, Benioff and Weiss haven’t seemed to start work on their other big TV project, the alternate-history drama series “Confederate.†HBO programming president Casey Bloys did tell TV Line that the “Thrones†show-runners have been roped to work on the offered “Star Wars†films next, putting “Confederate” on hold.
Aside from movies, the overall “Star Wars†media experience has been going strong, with the current main animated series “Star Wars Resistance†already green-lit for a second season, plus the live-action series “The Mandalorian†that will premiere on Disney+ streaming.