During today’s MoffetNathanson Media & Communications Summit, chairman of the Walt Disney Company, Bob Iger confirmed that Benioff and Weiss would be spearheading the next Star Wars film that’s set to hit the big screens in December 2022. Previously we were unclear if the next film would be by Rian Johnson (who’s also currently working on some Star Wars projects) or by the Game of Thrones duo.
The conclusion that we reached was three years was the proper amount of time to not only take a breather and reset, but to really gear up for the next films released. We did a deal with David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, who are famous for Game of Thrones, and the next movie we release will be theirs. And we’re not saying anything more about that.” It was previously reported that Star Wars would be going on a three-year big screen hiatus after the release of The Rise of Skywalker. However, there will still be Star Wars content coming out on the screen starting with The Mandalorian which will drop on Disney Plus at its launch later this year. When news of Benioff and Weiss’ Star Wars movies first dropped, the writing-producing duo expressed their excitement: Benioff and Weiss may not be directing their trilogy. While we still have no idea who exactly will be directing the trilogy, it’s safe to assume that Benioff and Weiss will spearhead the series of films as writers and producers and collaborate with other directors as they do with Game of Thrones. Could we see Miguel Sapochnik (Battle of the Bastards, Winds of Winter, Battle of Winterfell, The Bells) direct at least one of these movies? A man can dream. While the exact story of Benioff and Weiss’ trilogy has not been confirmed, I speculate that it will be indeed the much rumoured about Lord of the Rings style movies set in the Old Republic. (Source: io9)
