Star Wars is getting an all-new trilogy from Rian Johnson
Expectations are high for director Rian Johnson’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and it appears Disney and Lucasfilm are happy with the way the film turned out: today it’s been announced that Johnson will be launching an entirely new trilogy in the Star Wars franchise.
Johnson will write and direct the first installment in the new trilogy, with his longtime producer Ram Bergman set to produce the films. While details are scarce, the new trilogy will be separate from the classic Skywalker saga, and instead will focus on “new characters from a corner of the galaxy that Star Wars lore has never before explored.”
“We all loved working with Rian on The Last Jedi,” Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy said in a statement. “He’s a creative force,…
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