After years of false begins, delays, and “in-development” purgatory, Lucasfilm simply gave followers some much-needed readability on which Star Wars motion pictures are literally nonetheless within the pipeline.
At this yr’s Star Wars Celebration in Japan, Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy confirmed the subsequent period of Star Wars movies are on the transfer, and several other beforehand introduced tasks are nonetheless in lively growth.
Whereas a lot of the panel centered on Jon Favreau’s The Mandalorian & Grogu, which hits theaters in Might 2026, it ended with a wider take a look at what’s coming down the hyperspace lane.
Right here’s the rundown: James Mangold (Logan, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Future) remains to be set to direct his Daybreak of the Jedi movie, which explores the earliest days of the Pressure.
In keeping with Kennedy, “Mangold needed to pause Daybreak of the Jedi whereas he made the Bob Dylan biopic A Full Unknown. With that movie out of the best way, he’s busy engaged on his Star Wars script now.”
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy is locked in to helm the Rey/ New Jedi Order film, persevering with the post-Rise of Skywalker storyline. That one has been in growth for some time, nevertheless it appears prefer it’s lastly solidifying as a centerpiece of this new period.
In the meantime, Dave Filoni remains to be constructing towards his New Republic film, which is a fruits of storylines from The Mandalorian, Ahsoka, and the bigger Mando-verse, however he’s prioritizing Ahsoka Season 2 first.
Taika Waititi’s film remains to be alive and peculiar. Whereas some followers speculated it had been quietly shelved, Kennedy cleared that up:
“Waititi… has turned in a primary act Kennedy loves, however that script isn’t completed both.” Regardless of latest flops like Subsequent Objective Wins and the divisive Thor: Love and Thunder, Waititi nonetheless has sufficient artistic capital (and Jojo Rabbit cred) to maintain followers curious.
And there’s Simon Kinberg (X-Males: Days of Future Previous, The Martian) who’s growing a Star Wars trilogy. These movies had beforehand been lumped in with the Rey-centric tasks, however Kennedy clarified that Kinberg and Obaid-Chinoy are usually not engaged on the identical factor.
That’s an enormous shift from late 2024, when the studio was reportedly selecting between “a number of motion pictures” that featured Rey. Both Kinberg’s story advanced into one thing new, or Obaid-Chinoy’s movie units the stage for his trilogy.
No launch dates got for these tasks. Lucasfilm has a historical past of high-profile bulletins that by no means materialized, like Rian Johnson’s trilogy. However for the primary time in years, there’s an precise roadmap forming, and The Mandalorian & Grogu and Star Wars: Starfighter starring Ryan Gosling and directed by Shawn Levy, hitting Might 2027, are kicking it off.
Lucasfilm’s observe file with theatrical rollouts has been rocky post-The Rise of Skywalker, however this feels just like the studio truly committing to getting again within the recreation. Certain, Disney+ has stored the franchise buzzing with TV content material, however Star Wars was constructed for the large display screen. And if even half of those tasks stick the touchdown, we is likely to be a real theatrical renaissance for the galaxy far, distant.
