In some massive Star Wars news this morning, Lucasfilm is reportedly working on a new film trilogy that could serve as a continuation of the Skywalker Saga... or maybe not.
That news comes from a Deadline report on Thursday, which adds that Simon Kinberg, best known for his work producing 20th Century Fox's X-Men movies and co-creating Star Wars Rebels, will write the trilogy and produce alongside Lucasfilm's Kathleen Kennedy. What's a little unclear at the moment is a conflicting piece of information in the article; while some of Deadline's sources say that the new trilogy will be Episodes 10-12, continuing the Skywalker Saga, its other sources dispute that intel and say it will instead tell a new story alongside previously announced feature films from James Mangold, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, Taika Waititi, and Donald Glover.
Variety ran a report shortly after Deadline, saying the trilogy would in fact "begin a new series after 2019’s Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker concluded the Skywalker Saga.”
Frankly, it's all a little confusing at the moment, and IGN has reached out to Disney/Lucasfilm for clarification. The Brazil edition of D23 Expo is taking place this weekend, so it's possible the company was going to break some news on the Kinberg trilogy there.
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