“Star Wars! Nothing however Star Wars! Give me those Star Wars! Don’t allow them to finish…” Simply as Invoice Murray mentioned it in 1978, we’re nonetheless saying it at present. Star Wars is everywhere these days, with a number of motion pictures and TV shows within the works from Disney and Lucasfilm. This text will provide you with probably the most up-to-date Star Wars launch dates so you understand precisely when each new Star Wars film or Disney+ show will arrive.
What are the subsequent three motion pictures? What TV exhibits are arising? Have any TV exhibits or motion pictures been canceled? What are individuals saying about what’s subsequent? We’ve acquired you lined on all issues in a galaxy far, distant.
This submit was final up to date on 7/27/2023.
What’s the subsequent Star Wars film?
Sharmeen Obaid-Chioy’s New Jedi Order Movie Movie
Launch Date: TBD, however Could 26, 2026, December 18, 2026 or December 17, 2027 (In Theaters)
At Star Wars Celebration 2023 in London, Lucasfilm announced that three Star Wars movies are now in the works.
- James Mangold (Indiana Jones 5) will direct a movie 25,000 years earlier than any recognized Star Wars timeline concerning the first Jedi to make use of the Pressure.
- Dave Filoni will direct a movie that’s sort of the Star Wars Disney+ Avengers, telling the story of a climactic occasion assembly the tales of The E-book of Boba Fett, The Mandalorian, Ahsoka and extra within the time between Return of the Jedi and The Pressure Awakens.
- And Sharmeen Obaid-Chioy will direct a movie set 15 years after the occasions of The Rise of Skywalker following Rey (Daisy Ridley) as she creates a New Jedi Order.
This final one, we expect, is the movie that Damon Lindelof (Misplaced, The Leftovers, Watchmen) was co-writing with Justin Britt-Gibson earlier than departing the challenge. Steven Knight is now reportedly writing.
Every week after the information of those movies first broke, it started to look just like the Rey challenge by Obaid-Chioy could be the first one out of the gate. Nonetheless, in June, Disney shuffled its release schedule and moved its December 2025 Star Wars film to Could 2026, and added a 3rd Star Wars film to the schedule in December 2026. So perhaps these three motion pictures are on these dates. We’ll see.
Upcoming Star Wars launch dates
These exhibits and flicks have all been formally introduced and are in numerous phases of manufacturing, even when we don’t know when they’ll positively come out.
Star Wars: Ahsoka
Launch Date: August 23 (On Disney+)
The primary full live-action Ahsoka Tano present from co-creator Dave Filoni has completed manufacturing and is coming quickly. Rosario Dawson is, after all, returning. And our first look at footage confirmed that actress Natasha Liu Bordizzo has been cast as Sabine Wren; extra lately, Eman Esfandi was confirmed as Ezra Bridger. At Star Wars Celebration this yr we realized Mary Elizabeth Winstead is taking part in Hera Syndulla, Lars Mikkelsen is playing Grand Admiral Thrawn and Wes Chatham is his right-hand man.
What does that each one imply? Properly, in the first teaser trailer, you’ll be able to see she’ll make good on the Star Wars Rebels finale and go after Thrawn. And what concerning the reality she is aware of Luke Skywalker now? And the way does Ray Stevenson’s lightsaber-wielding character slot in?
We’ll discover out on August 23 when the present lastly debuts on Disney+, a release date recently announced by Lucasfilm.
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew
Launch Date: 2023 (On Disney+)
Created by Spider-Man Homecoming/Far From Residence/No Means Residence director Jon Watts together with author Chris Ford, this thriller Star Wars present is now presently in growth. The title for the present was launched in the course of the Star Wars Celebration, and was beforehand internally referred as “Grammar Radio.” Celebration additionally revealed its headlining star, Jude Law.
Set after the occasions of Return of the Jedi, Skeleton Crew is described as an journey within the mildew of Amblin adventures of the Nineteen Eighties. The present can be about seeing the galaxy by way of the eyes of kids (however it’s not a youngsters present), and can observe a gaggle of kids who get misplaced within the galaxy and attempt to discover their approach house. Jon Watts defined that the sequence will happen throughout the identical time interval because the upcoming Ahsoka sequence and The Mandalorian.
Filming on the sequence started in 2022 and led to early 2023. And although not a lot is find out about what occurs on the present, it has been revealed that The Daniels, the Oscar-winning administrators of All the things All over the place All At As soon as, directed an episode. Ditto David Lowery, who did the movie The Inexperienced Knight. Read more about the show here.
io9 noticed the primary footage at Star Wars Celebration 2023 and you can read about it here. Three of the primary stars of the present are performed by Ravi Cabot-Conyers, Kyriana Kratter, and Robert Timothy Smit. Rumors counsel it might debut in November or December 2023.
Star Wars: The Acolyte
Launch Date: 2024 (On Disney+)
Russian Doll co-creator Leslye Headland would be the first particular person to deliver the wonderful Excessive Republic timeline into live-action with this present, lengthy rumored to star Amandla Stenberg earlier than an precise affirmation finally arrived at San Diego Comic-Con 2022—certainly one of few Star Wars bits of reports to emerge from the conference.
In an interview in 2022, Headland revealed the present can be about 100 years earlier than the occasions of The Phantom Menace. “Quite a lot of these characters haven’t even been born but,” she mentioned. “We’re looking on the political and private and non secular issues that got here up in a time interval that we don’t know a lot about. My query when watching The Phantom Menace was all the time like, ‘Properly, how did issues get thus far?’ How did we get to some extent the place a Sith lord can infiltrate the Senate and not one of the Jedi choose up on it? Like, what went flawed? What are the eventualities that led us to this second?”
In an interview released later, Headland spoke about her goals for the series. For Headland, above all else The Acolyte is a thriller, and that thriller is determining what’s going on on this peak interval. It was additionally instructed that The Acolyte will deliver extra components from the Expanded Universe to canon, however what elements that can be included will stay to be seen.
In September 2022, each Jodie Turner-Smith and Squid Recreation’s Emmy-winning Lee Jung-Jae joined the solid, with an official announcement in November including Carrie-Anne Moss, Manny Jacinto, and others to the roster. The primary picture, which you see above, was launched in November and you can read about the first footage here, which was proven at Star Wars Celebration 2023.
And no, regardless of what bullcrap rumors you will have been studying on-line, the present has not been canceled.
Andor: Season 2
Launch Date: August 2024 (On Disney+)
Season one of Tony Gilroy’s Rogue One prequel starring Diego Luna confirmed an excitingly completely different facet of Star Wars. Season two will reportedly be spread across the four years leading up to Rogue One, with 4 episodes protecting annually in Cassian Andor’s life till that fateful level. Filming started in late 2022.
At Star Wars Celebration 2023, Gilroy introduced the present must be out in August 2024 and confirmed followers the primary footage from the season. Read about it here. Plus, the ultimate episodes of the season/sequence will take place just days before Rogue One, main proper into that story.
One minor hiccup although, because of the Author’s Guild strike, showrunner and head author Tony Gilroy left his duties show in May 2023. He’s unlikely to return till the Author’s Strike is over, which might trigger a delay.
Star Wars: A Droid Story
Launch Date: TBD (On Disney+)
Lucasfilm Animation is teaming up with Industrial Mild and Magic for this streaming present that may “introduce us to a brand new hero, guided by legendary duo R2-D2 and C-3PO.” We don’t know something past that and there hasn’t been a big replace in years, which might be a superb factor or unhealthy factor.
Star Wars: Lando
Launch Date: TBD (On Disney+)
Means again in December 2020, Disney introduced a bunch of Star Wars TV exhibits. Amongst them was a Lando present which, on the time, was going to be made by Expensive White Individuals creator Justin Simien. After that, issues went quiet for about three years. Then,in an April 2023 article, Donald Glover hinted that he’s nonetheless and it’s nonetheless potential within the works. A May 2023 interview with Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy confirmed it’s nonetheless within the works.
The primary vital replace in nearly three years got here in July when news broke that Simien has been off the challenge since he began engaged on Haunted Mansion, and never solely is Donald Glover going to star within the sequence, he’s co-writing it together with his brother Stephen.
Untitled Taika Waititi Star Wars Film
Launch Date: TBD
In Could 2020, information broke that Oscar-winning director of Thor: Ragnarok would be helming and co-writing along with Krysty Wilson-Cairns. “Taika’s method to Star Wars can be contemporary, surprising, and … distinctive,” Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy mentioned. “His monumental expertise and humorousness will be certain that audiences are in for an unforgettable trip.”
There was a time when this was more likely to be the subsequent Star Wars movie however, after Star Wars Celebration 2023, it looks like it’s now on the again burner. That was confirmed by Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy who mentioned the Oscar-winner continues to be engaged on the movie, it’s just going slowly.
Previously, Waititi has mentioned some broad concepts of what he desires to do together with his upcoming movie. Learn these beneath.
Untitled Dave Filoni Star Wars Film
Launch Date: TBD
We talked about this one above however, in some unspecified time in the future, Dave Filoni can be directing a movie that’s meant to be a climactic occasion wrapping up tales which have begun on exhibits he’s concerned with comparable to The Mandalorian, Ahsoka, The E-book of Boba Fett, Skeleton Crew and others.
Untitled James Mangold Star Wars Film
Launch Date: TBD
This was one of many three movies introduced at Star Wars Celebration however, like Filoni’s, isn’t more likely to be subsequent. This one is about 25,000 years earlier than the unique trilogy and tells the story of the primary particular person to make use of the Pressure.
“For me, it’s about, I wish to be a part of the saga, however I additionally don’t wish to be holding a lot lore within the air you could hardly inform a narrative,” Mangold told io9 when asked about this film. “And what I actually wished to do…was simply can we make a sort of the Ten Commandments of the Pressure, you understand? A sort of origin story of how the Pressure got here to be recognized, understood, wielded, and harnessed.” We love this idea so much we even wrote about it.
Star Wars Motion pictures and TV Exhibits That Are Presently Unscheduled and Haven’t Been Formally Introduced, However We Assume Are Nonetheless Occurring
The Mandalorian Season 4
Launch Date: TBD
With The Mandalorian Season 3 now in the books, all eyes look forward to season 4. Nonetheless, the season has not but been formally introduced. Unofficially although, sequence creator Jon Favreau said he’s already written a fourth season which he in all probability wouldn’t have finished only for enjoyable. It’s coming. It’s only a matter of when.
The E-book of Boba Fett Season 2
Launch Date: TBD (On Disney+)
The Book of Boba Fett season one ended with the implication that we’d see more of these character in the future. However alas, there was no official announcement… but. Dive into the making-of season one whereas we wait and ponder the phrases of government producer Robert Rodriguez who said he knows when the character is coming back, however he can’t say when.
Untitled Shawn Levy Film
Launch Date: TBD
Shawn Levy, the prolific director and producer behind Stranger Issues, Night time on the Museum, and Free Man is gearing up to develop a film in a galaxy far far away. He’ll give attention to that after finishing Deadpool 3, which stars Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman.
Star Wars Motion pictures and TV Exhibits That Are Presently Unscheduled and In all probability NOT Going To Occur
Star Wars: Rangers of the New Republic
Initially introduced alongside exhibits like Obi-Wan Kenobi, Ahsoka, and Andor, Rangers of the New Republic was rumored to be Cara Dune’s present which might tie into The Mandalorian and E-book of Boba Fett. Nonetheless, with actress Gina Carano not part of Star Wars, word on the street is this will no longer be happening. Nothing is official though.
Untitled Rian Johnson Trilogy
Let’s be sincere. Do we expect that is occurring anymore? In all probability not. Rian Johnson has moved on to other things. However, till we hear in any other case (and nobody is formally saying), we’d be remiss if we didn’t point out that earlier than the divisive launch of The Final Jedi, Lucasfilm officially said Johnson would make his very own trilogy. It hasn’t formally been canceled but however, in a brand new interview, Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy instructed that it’s been placed on the back burner as Johnson does different issues. With Johnson’s subsequent movie, Glass Onion, set for launch in late 2022 although, he’s been quoted saying he still hopes these movies happen. So can we.
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron
For a number of years, Surprise Girl director Patty Jenkins’ movie about pilots within the Star Wars universe has been earmarked as the subsequent movie. Properly, that’s not the case. After months of rumors suggesting it might move off its 2023 release date, Disney formally took it off the schedule. On December 13 2022, Jenkins mentioned the film continues to be in “lively growth” but recent news suggests it’s dead. Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy disagrees, saying in Could 2023 it’s still on the books.
Untitled Kevin Feige Film
Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige is greatest recognized for serving to create the Marvel Cinematic Universe. However as a lot as he loves Marvel, he loves Star Wars much more. And so it was exciting to hear that he was producing a Star Wars movie and even recruited Loki and Physician Unusual within the Multiverse of Insanity author Michael Waldron to help him. Feige doesn’t prefer to even acknowledge this challenge although and in a 2022 interview, Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy additionally tiptoed across the challenge’s existence. Then, a number of weeks earlier than Star Wars Celebration 2023, we learned the project is likely dead.
For extra, take a look at io9’s list of every canceled (or re-worked) Disney Star Wars project.
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