INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The sequel trilogy is done and dusted
be another big screen Star Wars film, of course
Even accounting for the comparatively muted box office for The Rise of Skywalker, this is still a mega-franchise and one that both Disney
and Lucasfilm have big plans for, with the next movie due in 2022
What it does need, however, is a change
Something to give it a new look and feel, while still retaining elements of the past
formally titled Star Wars: The High Republic.This book and comic series, launching in August, takes the saga back in time by some 200 years
to a period of peace and prosperity in the galaxy
The Republic is at its height (you see what they did there?), the Jedi are in their pomp and the Sith are, uh, in hiding
publishing creative director Michael Siglain explained in the rollout
This is a hopeful, optimistic time, when the Jedi and the Galactic Republic are at their height
announcement, saying: "We are so excited to be opening up such a rich, fertile era for our authors to explore
really just a publishing initiative? Rumors have abounded for some time now that the next Star Wars cinematic saga may also take place in
In hindsight, that was likely teasing the new books and comics, but it does feel like this could be the start of something much larger
the iconic look of Darth Maul
That's a lot of trouble to go to just for some spin-offs.Unclear, the future isThe High Republic initiative will introduce a lot of new
Star Wars lore at once, and even if there's no plan for a movie set in this era right now, it lays the groundwork for filmmakers to give
it some consideration in future
Star Wars has always benefited from its richly detailed backstory and its sense of history
Twitter that the project was developed independently from the films, TV shows, games and other parts of the franchise
That's really not very long! We would expect a formal announcement of whatever the next movie is relatively soon, though a safe bet would
might be: Rian Johnson's apparently still alive trilogy, whatever it is that Kevin Feige is working on, and the recently rumored project
involving Sleight-director, J.D
After all, Yoda and Maz Kanata were both alive and kicking 200 years ago
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