When the sequel trilogy concluded in 2019 with , the future of the franchise looked murky. After releasing five movies in five years, Disney suddenly decided to . Four years later, has yet to return to theaters, but the galaxy far, far away has charted a new course on Disney+ with a wide variety of live-action and animated shows.
In 2024 and beyond, the future looks bright, as more shows are on the way and . Director Jon Watts is leaving behind for , starring Jude Law as a Jedi who meets four kids lost in the galaxy trying to make their way home. It has been described as a “galactic version of classic Amblin coming-of-age adventure films of the ’80s.
” will be set in the same time period as and , which means we might end up seeing some of these characters in Dave Filoni’s movie. In our review of the first season, we lauded as “a new high-water mark for live-action storytelling.” The second season was initially set to drop in 2024, but due to the Hollywood strikes, we will likely be waiting until 2025 for the continuing adventures of Cassian Andor.
season 2 will once again have 12 episodes, will feature more characters from , and will wrap up its story just as begins. On January 9, 2024, Lucasfilm and Disney announced that will be the first movie to hit theaters since 2019’s . The studio didn’t share any details about the plot, but we expect the movie to pick up where season 3 left off and potentially set up the story for Dave Filoni’s New Republic movie.
Production will start in 2024, but we’ll be waiting until 2026 to see it on the big screen. Sign up for the most interesting tech & entertainment news out there. By signing up, I agree to the and have reviewed the In addition to revealing , Lucasfilm also confirmed that Dave Filoni is working on the second season of on January 9.
We don’t know anything about the new season yet, but it will presumably arrive before Filoni’s movie. During the studio showcase at Star Wars Celebration Europe, Lucasfilm announced three new movies. The first will see Daisy Ridley return as Rey, who is now a powerful Jedi Master trying to rebuild the Jedi Order.
The untitled film is set 15 years after the events of , and while Damon Lindelof ( , ) was once attached to write the script, . Ridley says the story . While Lucasfilm has been jumping around the timeline since , every movie and show has been relatively close to one another on the timeline.
That won’t be the case for the Dawn of the Jedi movie, which is set 25,000 years before . As the name suggests, this movie will explore the origins of the Jedi and the Force, and Disney has entrusted director James Mangold to tell the story. Dave Filoni — who has recently been promoted to Chief Creative Officer at Lucasfilm — helped revitalize the franchise with 15 years ago, and now he’s going to get the chance to direct a live-action movie.
From what we understand, the movie will be something of an Avengers-like team-up featuring characters from all of the Disney+ shows, as well as some other surprising additions we might not have expected. Many of the projects that Disney and Lucasfilm have announced in recent years have seemingly been canned or shelved, including Patty Jenkins’ movie and Rian Johnson’s trilogy, but as far as we can tell, Taika Waititi’s movie is safe. On May 1st, that “insiders say he is still excited about the project and committed to direct that next year.
” If so, there’s a chance we could see it in 2025..
