Kathleen Kennedy, the head of Lucasfilm, revealed in a new interview that Simon Kinberg’s Star Wars trilogy would continue the narrative after the Skywalker Saga. In November last year, reports stated that the studio had brought in the Dark Phoenix filmmaker Kinberg to write and direct a trilogy of movies set in the Star Wars Universe.
Kathleen Kennedy says Simon Kingberg’s Star Wars trilogy will follow the main story after Episode IX
The Lucasfilm President shed light on the timeline of Simon Kinberg’s trilogy within the overall Star Wars franchise.
In an interview with Deadline, Kathleen Kennedy also confirmed that Lucasfilm was “absolutely rolling fast and furiously” with these projects. The executive continued, “That has gone exceptionally well, and he’s literally going to script as we speak. We’ll see something probably around June. “
Kennedy noted the work Kinberg previously did for Lucasfilm as creator/executive producer/writer on Star Wars Rebels, which aired on Disney XD between 2014 and 2018. She said that it was “a really wonderful collaborative experience” and added, “And he then got very, very busy with X-Men and then recently became available again, and he segued into this space beautifully. We’re really excited about where that’s headed.”
When asked if these movies would be spin-offs or the core Star Wars narrative split into trilogies, Kathleen Kennedy clarified, “This is the next iteration, the new saga that moves us into the future.” Notably, Simon Kinberg also served as a creative consultant on Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), the first feature in the sequel trilogy.
The same outlet reported on Kinberg’s Star Wars movies back in November 2024. The article claimed at the time that these movies would be Episodes 10 to 12 of the Skywalker Saga. However, it also mentioned that the insiders had refuted this information and speculated that it would be a whole different saga in the same vein as James Mangold, Taika Waititi, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, and Donald Glover’s Star Wars projects.
Originally reported by Tamal Kundu on SuperHeroHype.
