Update: ABC News is now reporting that yesterdays story was “premature” and “speculative” and that multiple non-trilogy movies are in the works. Here’s more:
Instead, Lucasfilm told ABC News there are still “multiple” Star Wars films currently in development that have not been officially announced. Those projects are moving forward separate from an already-announced “Star Wars” trilogy being overseen by “The Last Jedi” director Rian Johnson and another series of movies from “Game of Thrones” producers David Benioff and D.B. Weiss.
There are a few possibilities here. It’s entirely possible that yesterday’s news was inaccurate, but Collider has a reliable track record with their reporting. It’s also possible that this move is damage control from Disney and Lucasfilm, an attempt to take ownership of this story while they still can. However, after putting our feelers out, we think the truth falls somewhere in the middle, in an undefined gray zone. We’ll let you know more as we know it.
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