Simon Kinberg’sStar Warstrilogy is reportedly “far, far away” in the future, and won’t be worked on until after he’s finished prior commitments withStar Trek. Yesterday, theStar Warsfandom learned thatSimon Kinberg is working on a newStar Warstrilogy. Precious little is known about the project at this stage -reports vary over whether this will be Episodes 10-12 or something new- but Kinberg is an experienced writer and producer with a history of working with big franchises. Lucasfilm has canceled manyStar Warsmovies over the years, but his background means this has a chance.
According toPuck News, there won’t be any movement on this project for quite some time. Kinberg has already signed up to reboot and shepherd theStar Trekfranchise at Paramount, and a newStar Trekscript has been completed by Seth Grahame-Smith with hopes of beginning production in 2025 under director Toby Haynes. Kinberg gave Paramount prior notice that aStar Warsannouncement was going to break in the trades, andhe’ll be moving on toStar Warsonce he’s finished working with them.
This Isn’t The First Time Star Wars & Star Trek Have Faced Off
As Puck News note, there’s an amusing sense of history repeating itself here. J.J. Abrams launched a rebootedStar Trektimelineback in 2009, and by 2013 he’d signed up with Paramount for a massive overall deal for the franchise. He bailed, instead heading to Lucasfilm to makeStar Wars: The Force Awakens- and then left the studio again forStar Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Paramount actually negotiated a payment from DIsney for the inconvenience there, reportedly a one-time shot of less than seven figures.
This situation is clearly quite different;Kinberg intends to follow through on his commitments to Paramount first and foremost, before subsequently moving on toStar Wars. It does mean theseupcomingStar Warsmovieswill have to wait a while; but, to be fair, Lucasfilm has never really been a fast mover when it comes to greenlighting new ideas. There’s a lot of skepticism in the fanbase over whether Kinberg’sStar Warstrilogy will even get off the ground.
