There was a time when Lucasfilm was so pleased with director Rian Johnsons work on Star Wars: The Last Jedi, they announced that Johnson would spearhead a new trilogy of films, endowing him with tremendous control over the franchises future. Its been five years since The Last Jedi released to stellar reviews but divided fans right down the middle. In that time, Johnsons trilogy was quietly put on the back-burner, which is apparently where it's staying. In a new Vanity Fair spread highlighting the future of Star Warsboth on the big screen and on streamingLucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy made the now-customary comment about the status of Johnsons trilogy.
She said that the director has been unbelievably busy with his Knives Out films, which, her words implied, will probably keep Johnson occupied for the next few years. Crucially, though, Kennedy noted that theyre avoiding using the word trilogy not just for Johnsons films, but Star Wars movies in general. In her own words:
Rian has been unbelievably busy with Knives Out and the deal that he made at Netflix for multiple movies... I hesitate to use the word trilogies anymore because Star Wars is much more about persistent storytelling.
What this suggests is that Lucasfilm is going to deviate from the Marvel-minded original plans, and focus on director-driven standalone movies. One of those is said to be produced by Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige, but Kennedy said that theres no update on that front. New Zealand director Taika Waititis movie will probably be the first out of the gate, followed by the (now even more) delayed Rogue Squadron, directed by Wonder Womans Patty Jenkins. While Waititi's schedule will probably be clear after he releases Thor: Love and Thunder and Next Goal Wins, Jenkins has the third Wonder Woman movie and a planned Cleopatra biopic in the pipeline.
Hopefully this is the first step of quietly cancelling whatever shitshow he was going to unleash upon us
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