It seriously never fails. Literally every time I go out of town, Lucasfilm reveals some major news.
We just got off of a plane and to our hotel room
but I just have to talk about these huge stories that Lucasfilm
just revealed. So first up, Ryan Johnson is creating an all-new Star Wars trilogy.
He will write and direct at least the first of the three. The trilogy will be separate from the Skywalker saga films
following all new characters from a corner of the galaxy Star Wars lore has never explored.
We have no release dates yet
but if I had to guess it'll be 2020 or 2021 depending on how accurate the rumors of an Obi-Wan
standalone film are. I tend to believe them
so I think we will finish the current trilogy, then get the Kenobi movie and then start Johnston's new trilogy
and I bet that will be broken up like episodes 7, 8 & 9 have been. If that's the case then we can
expect a new movie every year through at least 2025.
This is phenomenal news to me! First, it shows the faith Lucasfilm has in The Last Jedi.
They are so confident in what he's made that they grabbed him for an entire
new trilogy. This also explains why he was unavailable for Episode 9 after the Colin Trevorrow
shake-up and of course the statement of exploring a new corner of the galaxy is very intriguing. That could mean almost anything.
It could mean new to the canon lore or new to Star Wars
completely. Frankly, I don't care.
We're gonna branch out from the Skywalkers and really follow new characters for three films?
Yes, sign me up! Any location, any era, I'm in. And I'm just happy for Ryan.
He seems like the most genuine "fan turned to creator" living the dream.
And that's not the only
big news stories of the day. A few months ago Disney announced that they would be starting their own streaming service.
I immediately started wondering if they were going to make a Star Wars
live-action series just to help drive sales
and it sounds like that's exactly what's going to happen. The source here is Ben Fritz who reports on film and
specifically Disney for The Wall Street
Journal. The streaming service is currently set to launch in
2019 so hopefully the show will be ready by then. There isn't much to go off on just this news but years ago
extensive work was done on a potential live-action show called Star Wars Underworld.
Something like 50 scripts were written for 100 planned episodes and another 300 episodes were proposed. That is
ambitious to say the least but with so much work started, maybe they'll revisit the idea.
Underworld was meant to take place between Episodes 3 and 4 in the underworld of Coruscant. Again,
I'm not saying this is what Disney will do, it's just a thought I had. And
finally just before the launch of Battlefront 2, EA has announced the first DLC for the game's story mode.
It'll be playable on December 13th as part of The Last Jedi DLC season and as a reminder, it will all be completely free.
Check out the link in the description for more information
but there is a minor spoiler in the press release confirming the fate of a character by the end of the campaign.
Is that it, Lucasfilm? Can I please relax now and settle into my hotel room? All jokes aside though
what a great day to be a Star Wars fan. The three new movies alone is worth celebrating
and I just can't wait to see all of these new Star Wars stories coming at us.
But I want to know what you guys think so please, let me know all your thoughts on Rian Johnson's new trilogy, on the
live-action series and even on the Battlefront 2 story campaign
continuing this December.
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