Rian Johnson to create NEW Star Wars Trilogy

[Riddler The Slag]

Brand spanking new news from Starwars.com

http://www.starwars.com/news/rian-jo...r-wars-trilogy

RIAN JOHNSON, WRITER-DIRECTOR OF STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI, TO CREATE ALL-NEW STAR WARS TRILOGY
For director Rian Johnson, Star Wars: The Last Jedi was just the beginning of his journey in a galaxy far, far away.

Lucasfilm is excited to announce that Johnson will create a brand-new Star Wars trilogy, the first of which he is also set to write and direct, with longtime collaborator Ram Bergman onboard to produce.

As writer-director of The Last Jedi, Johnson conceived and realized a powerful film of which Lucasfilm and Disney are immensely proud. In shepherding this new trilogy, which is separate from the episodic Skywalker saga, Johnson will introduce 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,” said Kathleen Kennedy, president of Lucasfilm. “He’s a creative force, and watching him craft The Last Jedi from start to finish was one of the great joys of my career. Rian will do amazing things with the blank canvas of this new trilogy.”

“We had the time of our lives collaborating with Lucasfilm and Disney on The Last Jedi,” Johnson and Bergman said in a joint statement. “Star Wars is the greatest modern mythology and we feel very lucky to have contributed to it. We can’t wait to continue with this new series of films.”

Johnson’s upcoming Star Wars: The Last Jedi arrives in U.S. theaters on Dec. 15, 2017.

No release dates have been set for the new films, and no porgs were available for comment.

[imsounoriginal]

So Episodes X-XII, or a spinoff trilogy? Either way, could be interesting. He's apparently a Prequel fan, so I hope this new trilogy will touch on those more than the OT. Lots of fertile ground to explore in Prequel-land, if Disney/LFL would stop being scared of those.

[ben6543]

For director Rian Johnson, Star Wars: The Last Jedi was just the beginning of his journey in a galaxy far, far away.

Lucasfilm is excited to announce that Johnson will create a brand-new Star Wars trilogy, the first of which he is also set to write and direct, with longtime collaborator Ram Bergman onboard to produce.

As writer-director of The Last Jedi, Johnson conceived and realized a powerful film of which Lucasfilm and Disney are immensely proud. In shepherding this new trilogy, which is separate from the episodic Skywalker saga, Johnson will introduce 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,” said Kathleen Kennedy, president of Lucasfilm. “He’s a creative force, and watching him craft The Last Jedi from start to finish was one of the great joys of my career. Rian will do amazing things with the blank canvas of this new trilogy.”

“We had the time of our lives collaborating with Lucasfilm and Disney on The Last Jedi,” Johnson and Bergman said in a joint statement. “Star Wars is the greatest modern mythology and we feel very lucky to have contributed to it. We can’t wait to continue with this new series of films.”

Johnson’s upcoming Star Wars: The Last Jedi arrives in U.S. theaters on Dec. 15, 2017.

No release dates have been set for the new films, and no porgs were available for comment.

http://www.starwars.com/news/rian-jo...r-wars-trilogy

[Riddler The Slag]

Originally Posted by imsounoriginal

So Episodes X-XII, or a spinoff trilogy? Either way, could be interesting. He's apparently a Prequel fan, so I hope this new trilogy will touch on those more than the OT. Lots of fertile ground to explore in Prequel-land, if Disney/LFL would stop being scared of those.

I am all for Knights of the Old Republic if that was to ever happen.

[mwynn]

Originally Posted by Riddler The Slag

I am all for Knights of the Old Republic if that was to ever happen.

Yes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ydgm...ature=youtu.be

[Rodney-2187]

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[CyberpunkCentral]

Is this part of the main series or spin-off films?

[Rodney-2187]

New Star Wars Trilogy Announced! | The Star Wars Show - YouTube

[Riddler The Slag]

Originally Posted by mwynn

Yes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ydgm...ature=youtu.be

Exactly. There are countless films and adventures for this time period.

[imsounoriginal]

Buddy of mine is convinced they're gonna do the Thrawn trilogy but I just don't see how that could possibly work.

[Hucksta G]

Good to know that Disney must feel happy with The Last Jedi, since they feel comfortable giving him a new trilogy

[Foggy]

I want more proper Rian Johnson films, I don't want him doing Star Wars for the next foreseeable chunk of time.

[Riddler The Slag]

So that begs the question....

Does the Skywalker saga finally finish with Episode 9?

[Darth Marcus]

Originally Posted by Hucksta G

Good to know that Disney must feel happy with The Last Jedi, since they feel comfortable giving him a new trilogy

My thinking exactly. If anybody needed proof of how happy Lucasfilm is with TLJ, look no further.

[terp_fan99]

Originally Posted by Riddler The Slag

I am all for Knights of the Old Republic if that was to ever happen.

I would love this. Darth Malgus would be super popular among fans just because of how awesome he looks, just like Darth Maul. I would also love a Darth Bane trilogy.

That being said, I can't imagine Disney doing anything that cool. I'm fully expecting a trilogy about characters we haven't met from the OT era so they can still cameo all the OT characters.

[imsounoriginal]

Or they're really happy with how much of a company man Johnson is, says the cynic.

[Hardback247]

Originally Posted by Darth Marcus

My thinking exactly. If anybody needed proof of how happy Lucasfilm is with TLJ, look no further.

That makes me even more worried about how vocal the fanboy hate will be this time. They never know what they want in a Star Wars movie.

[Rodney-2187]

According to the video announcement from Andi Gutierrez above, the new trilogy will introduce new characters from a corner of the galaxy that Star Wars lore has never explored before, so get ready for something all new folks!

[Batman1980]

Originally Posted by Hardback247

That makes me even more worried about how vocal the fanboy hate will be this time. They never know what they want in a Star Wars movie.

[imsounoriginal]

Originally Posted by rodneyfaile

According to the video announcement from Andi Gutierrez above, the new trilogy will introduce new characters from a corner of the galaxy that Star Wars lore has never explored before, so get ready for something all new folks!

Hell yeah. Give us something new!