Rian Johnson, the director of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, revealed that he is still in talks with Lucasfilm to direct more Star Wars projects.The recent departure of Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss from their own Star Wars projects had many wondering what the status of Johnson's trilogy. “We’re still engaged with Lucasfilm, and we’ll wait and see,†Johnson told Deadline. “No updates on it at this moment, but yeah.â€After Johnson helmed The Last Jedi in 2017, Disney offered him the reins on a new Star Wars trilogy. Allegedly, this trilogy would have begun filming after Johnson's current feature film, Knives Out wrapped up.Johnson's last update about the trilogy was on February 23, in answer to a rumor about Lucasfilm canceling the project. He posted the conversation on his Twitter.
In May, Johnson sat down with Kathleen Kennedy to discuss future Star Wars projects, and Daniel Weiss and David Benioff (Game of Thrones) were also part of that meeting.
Disney announced that after December's Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker finished production, the company would take a break from releasing any more Star Wars movies. This news also came off the heels of Solo's disappointing box office performance, so it's unclear when Johnson's trilogy will happen.
Directed and co-written by J.J. Abrams, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker stars Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Anthony Daniels, Naomi Ackie, Domhnall Gleeson, Richard E. Grant, Lupita Nyong’o, Keri Russell, Joonas Suotamo, Kelly Marie Tran, with Ian McDiarmid and Billy Dee Williams. The film arrives on Dec. 20.