It Sounds Like We're Getting A New STAR WARS Trilogy Featuring The Same Cast Of Characters

It Sounds Like We're Getting A New STAR WARS Trilogy Featuring The Same Cast Of Characters It Sounds Like We're Getting A New STAR WARS Trilogy Featuring The Same Cast Of Characters

Lucasfilm is finally plotting out what comes next for the Star Wars franchise following the release of J.J. Abrams' Episode IX and it appears as if we can expect some familiar faces to remain...

By JoshWilding - Nov 02, 2017 03:11 AM EST
Filed Under: Star Wars
We know that there are still a number of Star Wars spinoffs in the works (including a movie revolving around Obi-Wan Kenobi) but what comes after Star Wars Episode IX in 2019? Well, Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy has now revealed that the studio is currently in the process of planning the next ten years worth of films and it appears as if the focus will remain on the franchise's new cast of heroes.

"We’re sitting down now, we’re talking about the next ten years of Star Wars stories, and we’re looking at narratively where that might go," Kennedy says below. "Future stories beyond Episode IX with these new characters: Rey, Poe, Finn, BB-8. But we’re also looking at working with people that are interested in coming into the Star Wars world and taking us to places that we haven’t been yet. And that’s exciting too because its a vast galaxy far, far away, so the possibilities are endless."

Harrison Ford's Han Solo is obviously dead and Carrie Fisher's General Leia is expected to be written out of the Star Wars Universe with The Last Jedi this December. Assuming Luke Skywalker is also killed off at some point, it makes sense that this series is going to go to some new places with the focus remaining on the younger cast of characters. What direction could that new trilogy take, though?

It's hard to say but they'd no doubt all be surrounded by many more new heroes and villains and the Skywalker Saga could live on through Kylo Ren given who his mother is! We'll have to wait and see!

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Spagett
Spagett - 11/2/2017, 3:33 AM
Maybe wait like 10 years after Episode IX
SKetCH
SKetCH - 11/2/2017, 3:47 AM
Cool.
Now I know Rey, Finn, Poe, AND BB-8 make it out of Episode IX.

I know this can be taken vaguely, but if these are the characters mentioned when speaking of where the franchise goes after this trilogy, then these characters are who they want to build with.

Which means Chewbacca will eventually bite the dust along with C-3PO & R2-D2.

Ugh... can I just have them all now to binge watch so I can skip the wait? Thanks.
CaptainElrond
CaptainElrond - 11/2/2017, 3:50 AM
@SKetCH - I was sure poe would get killed off sacrificing himself.
SKetCH
SKetCH - 11/2/2017, 3:58 AM
@Sauron -
I'm just not gonna be able to believe any sense of danger for these four characters now.
I also thought Poe was gonna sacrifice himself but it looks like he's gonna stick around and bring that Han Solo-Cool Hand Luke vibe to the franchise, which I'm totally ok with.
bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 11/2/2017, 4:04 AM
@SKetCH - I thought the star wars saga was about threepio and artoo
SKetCH
SKetCH - 11/2/2017, 4:24 AM
@MalseMarcel -
That makes for a great 'Describe a film franchise horribly' addition.

Two droids go on an adventure spanning nine films and they aren't even the main cast. Lol

The way they use them, Threepio will read a eulogy at Luke's cremation & Artoo will provide tissues to those in attendance.

*I'm not a fan of the Droids, if you can't tell.
bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 11/2/2017, 4:45 AM
@SKetCH - I noticed that yeah, I guess you really dislike the uselessness of threepio in VII then
SKetCH
SKetCH - 11/2/2017, 4:51 AM
@MalseMarcel -
All interest in the Droids collapsed when it was revealed Anakin built Threepio.
Like, really?? Dumb. And then Artoo is around but Ben can't remember ever owning a droid. So, so stupid.
And yes, they are pointless. They lost their usefulness after ANH. Should have been one & done.
GreedoSarducci
GreedoSarducci - 11/2/2017, 5:20 AM
@SKetCH - at what point did Obi-Wan ever own a droid, any droid, in the prequels?

He certainly KNEW Artoo, but he sure as hell didn't own him.
CaptainElrond
CaptainElrond - 11/2/2017, 3:51 AM


Do it

MosquitoFarmer
MosquitoFarmer - 11/2/2017, 4:12 AM
@Sauron -

Inktown03
Inktown03 - 11/2/2017, 3:58 AM
Because money.
bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 11/2/2017, 4:03 AM
I dont want every year a movie for the coming 10 years, especially not a saga movie. They should wait atleast another 10 years with it after IX. A spin-off every now and then is okay, but every years is going too far for me. Its not like disney wont make enough money with their animated and marvel movies
ELAYEM
ELAYEM - 11/2/2017, 4:04 AM
“But we’re also looking at working with people that are interested in coming into the Star Wars world and taking us to places that we haven’t been yet“





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