Star Wars, Lucasfilm and Kathleen Kennedy
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Rian Johnson denies fan backlash “spooked” him from making a new ‘Star Wars’ trilogy, reigniting questions ‘The Last Jedi’ aftermath.
Kathleen Kennedy recently shared some updates on upcoming Star Wars movies, seemingly casting doubt on the status of New Jedi Order.
The company launched Galaxy's Edge at Disneyland in 2019, set in the timeline of its sequels, but will bring Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker and John Williams' iconic score to the land this spring.
Galaxy's Edge is getting an original trilogy makeover at Disneyland, tossing the bespoke story the attraction launched with in 2019 in favor of characters and moments from the first three movies. The version of the land at Walt Disney World will remain the same — for now,
Galaxy's Edge visitors will soon find Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and Princess Leia Organa as seen in A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi roaming the land.
In November 2024, Lucasfilm hired Simon Kinberg to begin work on the next Star Wars trilogy. Kennedy confirmed that Kinberg is still working on the script for the first film. “He wrote something that we read in August,
Christensen also teased "a couple of other little knickknacks" he kept that "I probably shouldn't talk about."
After the departure of Kathleen Kennedy, the course is uncertain as Lucasfilm must prove it can make Star Wars into epic, theatrical events that excite fans old and new again.