Since 1977, we have known Star Wars films to (mainly) come in trilogies with the Original Trilogy, Prequel Trilogy, and Sequel Trilogy. However, according to Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy, the future of Star Wars will focus on moving away from the three-film structure audiences have come to expect to give the studio “a more open-ended view of storytelling.”
“Obviously, that’s what’s we’ve been spending so much time talking about, and it’s a really important transition for ‘Star Wars,’” Kennedy said in an interview with the Los Angeles Times. “What we’ve been focused on these last five or six years is finishing that family saga around the Skywalkers. Now is the time to start thinking about how to segue into something new and different.”
“I think it gives us a more open-ended view of storytelling and doesn’t lock us into this three-act structure,” she added. “We’re not going to have some finite number and fit it into a box. We’re really going to let the story dictate that.”
Although convention dictates if it isn’t broke, don’t fix it, after the release of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, moving away from trilogies could be the best way to expand the Star Wars universe and produce films from a variety of timelines and focusing on a vast array of characters.
Do you believe moving away from trilogies is a good idea to further explore the universe of Star Wars? What timeline would you like Lucasfilm to focus on next? Let us know in the comments below or tweet us @flickeringmyth…
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker sees J.J. Abrams (Star Wars: The Force Awakens) directing a cast that includes Star Wars veterans Daisy Ridley (Rey), Adam Driver (Kylo Ren), John Boyega (Finn), Oscar Isaac (Poe Dameron), Lupita Nyong’o (Maz Kanata), Domhnall Gleeson (General Hux), Kelly Marie Tran (Rose Tico), Joonas Suotamo (Chewbacca), Billie Lourd (Lieutenant Connix), Greg Grunberg (Snap Wexley), Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker), Anthony Daniels (C-3PO), Billy Dee Williams (Lando Calrissian), Ian McDiarmid (Emperor Palpatine) and Carrie Fisher (Leia Organa) as well as new additions Naomi Ackie (Lady Macbeth), Richard E. Grant (Logan), Dominic Monaghan (Lost), and Keri Russell (The Americans).
