Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy has confirmed that Simon Kinberg’s planned trilogy is being positioned as the franchise’s “new saga,” designed to propel Star Wars into its next era.
The trilogy will serve as a central pillar for the post-Rise of Skywalker timeline as Kinberg will write and produce all three installments, an intentional shift from the sequel trilogy’s rotating creative teams, aiming for a more unified, carefully mapped-out narrative from start to finish.
In a new interview with Nerdtropolis, Kinberg admitted that he never thought he'd be making a Star Wars movie, let alone an entire trilogy.
“It’s not even a dream come true—I couldn’t have dreamed it,” Kinberg told the site. “Just to be told there’d be more movies would have been unbelievable. To be allowed on the set of any of them was already a dream. My enthusiasm only grows with working on and around it.”
Kinberg continued, “There’s a ton of wildly talented folks that want to do great work. I was super inspired and just sort of awestruck by what Tony Gilroy did with Andor. I thought that was about as good of science fiction storytelling as you can do in any franchise.”
Kinberg’s long-standing connection to Lucasfilm, most notably as co-creator and executive producer of Star Wars Rebels, has cemented his reputation as a trusted and influential creative partner for the studio.
Although some industry chatter hints that the upcoming films might bear the title “Episodes X, XI, and XII,” other sources indicate the real intention is to introduce an entirely new saga populated by original characters, steering the franchise into unexplored territory rather than directly extending the Skywalker lineage.
For now, Kinberg’s immediate priority is finishing work on a new Star Trek feature for Paramount. Once that mission is complete, he will fully shift his focus toward shaping the next chapter in the Star Wars universe.
While the trilogy remains several years away from active production, its prospects appear promising.
This optimism largely stems from Kinberg’s proven storytelling track record, his history of collaboration with Lucasfilm, and the strong professional relationships he maintains with both Lucasfilm and Paramount, factors that significantly increase the likelihood of the ambitious project becoming a cinematic reality.