Rumor: ‘Star Wars’ Movie Slate to Ramp up in the Next 5 Years
According to the latest rumor from Jeff Sneider, Star Wars fans won’t have to wait long before the franchise returns in a big way to cinemas.
After three gelid years when it comes to Star Wars film news, it appears development on new theatrical releases has definitely picked up, and a solid slate could be ready in the near future if the latest word from renowned Hollywood reporter and scooper Jeff Sneider is to be believed.
Straight from John Rocha’s The Hot Mic show on Tuesday (hat tip r/StarWarsLeaks), the newest rumor claims Kathleen Kennedy has the next few years of Star Wars figured out, including definite projects on the feature side. Skip to 26:49 for the juicy bit:
According to Sneider, there’s “a lot of stuff coming down the pipe on the feature side at Lucasfilm to be excited about.” As we all know, Lucasfilm made a strong pivot to the TV side of things in order to beef up Disney Plus, and those plans aren’t going anywhere, with several new Star Wars series and seasons deep into development and production. But it appears the studio knows there’s a strong desire for more theatrical releases after a post-Episode IX hiatus that’s been longer than anticipated — remember that Patty Jenkins’ Rogue Squadron was supposed to come out in Christmas 2023 and is now undated.
Whether this updated slate of Star Wars projects for the next five years or so includes yearly theatrical releases once things are back up on the feature side (we could be looking at 2024 at the earliest)… we don’t know for sure. This could just mean there’s a strong roadmap in place for both the TV and theatrical side of Lucasfilm, as the general sentiment at Disney after Solo: A Star Wars Story underperformed was that maybe they had released too many films too fast. However, many insiders and fans feel like the marketing and release date simply weren’t the best, and believe that Star Wars could thrive in cinemas putting out a new installment each year.
As it stands, and despite recent cancellations, we know of at least three different films being in active development: Taika Waititi’s long-gestating project, a (supposedly) post-Rise of Skywalker standalone created by Damon Lindelof, and Kevin Feige and Michael Waldron’s secret film, which could be the same that Shawn Levy has joined — if that’s not the case, then we’re looking at four potential films in the near future, five if Rogue Squadron comes back to life.
Francisco J. Ruiz is that guy who has watched Jurassic Park a thousand times and loves Star Wars. His hunger for movies is only matched by his love for video games. He graduated in English Studies from the University of Malaga, in Spain. As he keeps writing about what he enjoys (and doesn’t) for websites all over, he’s continuing his studies.
