Disney and Lucasfilm have decided to hit hard to announce the return of Star Wars to the cinema, while the postlogic’s bitter failure is still in everyone’s mind. During the Star Wars Celebration, a big convention that gathers fans of the saga every year, Kathleen Kennedy wanted to mark the occasion by revealing the future of the franchise in theaters, in addition to saying more about the future of the series on Disney+. The Star Wars Celebration was able to offer a first trailer for the Ahsoka spin-off.
The studio also announced that a film centered on the very first Jedi is in the works, and also surprised everyone by presenting a Star Wars 10, a sequel to the post-logy that will see the return of Rey. But the plan won’t stop there, and the presentation of several chronological eras, ranging from the Dawn of the Jedi to the post-postlogic, suggests that all eras could be explored in the future. Among these eras, the universe of Disney+ series revolving around The Mandalorian will soon reach its climax, with a new movie to conclude it all.
Lucasfilm has announced the upcoming arrival of a film directed by Dave Filoni, which will aim to conclude the events of the “Mando-verse” in theaters. This familiar name obviously includes the first three seasons of The Mandalorian, the miniseries The Book of Boba Fett and the upcoming spin-off Ahsoka, all of which can be seen on Disney+. The series Skeleton Crew, a sort of Stranger Things in space with Jude Law, could also fall into the same timeline as Filoni’s other series, and help lay the groundwork for this new film. Let’s note in passing that a fourth season of The Mandalorian is still in the cards at last news.
It is a choice that may seem risky for Disney. Indeed, if the continuation of the postlogic project will at least have the morbid curiosity of the public, and the Dawn of the Jedi movie will present a brand new part of the universe, this project will have to capitalize on the popularity of The Mandalorian on Disney+. More than that, it will also need to build on the audience’s attention to all the story arcs developed within the series and its spin-offs, which in turn stem from what Filoni had set up in his animated productions.
It is therefore a small gamble, which further solidifies the major place taken by the man in the great Star Wars galaxy. Considered by many as the worthy heir of George Lucas, attached to bring together all the eras of the saga in his productions (even the post-logy), his film is for him the culmination of a rich career.
And it could as well be a huge geeky delirium as a festival of bad fan-service. We’ll have to wait a while to find out, since the film has no release date. And considering the many projects recently thrown away by Kathleen Kennedy, we’ll wait to see it to believe it.