2 weeks Ago By Peter Holmes
A trilogy of new Star Wars films will be guided by Brit Simon Kinberg under a new deal between the writer/producer/director and Disney’s Lucasfilm. According to media reports Kinberg will write the trio, and co-produce it with Lucasfilm chief Kathleen Kennedy. Deadline’s Michael Buckner says he was told “this will comprise Episodes 10-12 of The Skywalker Saga that began with George Lucas’s 1977 first film .
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Still from 2018’s ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’. However, he added: “Insiders disputed my intel that Kinberg will continue that storyline, saying this instead will begin a new saga, and sit alongside percolating Star Wars projects with James Mangold, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, Taika Waititi and Donald Glover.” According to IMDB Kinberg has worked as a writer, director and/or producer on animated series Star Wars Rebels; X-Men and Deadpool films; and Mr.
and Mrs. Smith . The Hollywood Reporter said that according to sources: “The new story is not meant to be a continuation of The Skywalker Saga , the name of the overall arc of the .
.. Star Wars movies known as Episodes 1 through 9.
The intent here is to have brand new characters and a new story, and not have it be a continuation”. The paper hedged its bets by adding: “That does not mean that some characters could not or would not pop up”. This toy from 1983 is on sale on eBay for $550.
The Star Wars history, dating back to 1977, is long and complex, and spans movies, TV shows (anyone remember 1984’s Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure ?), abandoned projects, concerts, timeline shifts that only true Star Wars eggheads can keep up with, and merchandise – action figures, lunchboxes, eau de toilette, trading cards, costumes, masks, jigsaw puzzles, pinball machines, doonas ...
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