“Star Wars! Nothing however Star Wars! Give me these Star Wars! Don’t allow them to finish…” Simply as Invoice Murray mentioned it in 1978, we’re nonetheless saying it immediately. Star Wars is all over the place today, with a number of motion pictures and TV reveals within the works from Disney and Lucasfilm. This text provides you with essentially the most up-to-date Star Wars launch dates so you already know precisely when each new Star Wars film or Disney+ present will arrive.
What are the following three motion pictures? What TV reveals are arising? Have any TV reveals or motion pictures been canceled? What are individuals saying about what’s subsequent? We’ve bought you coated on all issues in a galaxy far, far-off.
This submit was final up to date on 8/24/2023.
What’s the following Star Wars film?
Sharmeen Obaid-Chioy’s New Jedi Order Movie Movie
Launch Date: TBD, however Might 26, 2026, December 18, 2026 or December 17, 2027 (In Theaters)
At Star Wars Celebration 2023 in London, Lucasfilm introduced that three Star Wars motion pictures at the moment are within the works.
- James Mangold (Indiana Jones 5) will direct a movie 25,000 years earlier than any recognized Star Wars timeline in regards to the first Jedi to make use of the Drive.
- Dave Filoni will direct a movie that’s form of the Star Wars Disney+ Avengers, telling the story of a climactic occasion assembly the tales of The Guide of Boba Fett, The Mandalorian, Ahsoka and extra within the time between Return of the Jedi and The Drive 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 mission. Steven Knight is now reportedly writing.
Per week after the information of those movies first broke, it started to appear just like the Rey mission by Obaid-Chioy might be the primary one out of the gate. Nevertheless, in June, Disney shuffled its launch schedule and moved its December 2025 Star Wars film to Might 2026, and added a 3rd Star Wars film to the schedule in December 2026. So possibly these three motion pictures are on these dates. We’ll see.
Upcoming Star Wars launch dates
These reveals and flicks have all been formally introduced and are in numerous levels of manufacturing, even when we don’t know when they are going to undoubtedly come out.
Star Wars: Ahsoka
Launch Date: Now Enjoying (On Disney+)
The primary full live-action Ahsoka Tano present from co-creator Dave Filoni is lastly right here. Rosario Dawson is, after all, returning. And our first have a look at footage confirmed that actress Natasha Liu Bordizzo has been forged as Sabine Wren; extra just lately, Eman Esfandi was confirmed as Ezra Bridger. At Star Wars Celebration this 12 months we realized Mary Elizabeth Winstead is enjoying Hera Syndulla, Lars Mikkelsen is enjoying Grand Admiral Thrawn and Wes Chatham is his right-hand man.
What does that each one imply? Properly, within 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 in regards to the truth she is aware of Luke Skywalker now? And the way does Ray Stevenson’s lightsaber-wielding character slot in?
The present is now airing on Disney+ and right here you’ll be able to learn our weekly recaps:
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew
Launch Date: 2023 (On Disney+)
Created by Spider-Man Homecoming/Far From Residence/No Method Residence director Jon Watts together with author Chris Ford, this thriller Star Wars present is now presently in improvement. The title for the present was launched throughout the Star Wars Celebration, and was beforehand internally referred as “Grammar Radio.” Celebration additionally revealed its headlining star, Jude Legislation.
Set after the occasions of Return of the Jedi, Skeleton Crew is described as an journey within the mould of Amblin adventures of the Eighties. The present might be about seeing the galaxy by means of the eyes of kids (however it isn’t a children present), and can comply with a bunch of kids who get misplaced within the galaxy and attempt to discover their approach residence. Jon Watts defined that the collection will happen throughout the identical time interval because the upcoming Ahsoka collection and The Mandalorian.
Filming on the collection started in 2022 and resulted in early 2023. And although not a lot is learn about what occurs on the present, it has been revealed that The Daniels, the Oscar-winning administrators of Every thing In all places All At As soon as, directed an episode. Ditto David Lowery, who did the movie The Inexperienced Knight. Learn extra in regards to the present right here.
io9 noticed the primary footage at Star Wars Celebration 2023 and you’ll be able to examine it right here. Three of the primary stars of the present are performed by Ravi Cabot-Conyers, Kyriana Kratter, and Robert Timothy Smit. Rumors recommend it may 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 individual to deliver the superb Excessive Republic timeline into live-action with this present, lengthy rumored to star Amandla Stenberg earlier than an precise affirmation lastly arrived at San Diego Comedian-Con 2022—one among few Star Wars bits of stories to emerge from the conference.
In an interview in 2022, Headland revealed the present could be about 100 years earlier than the occasions of The Phantom Menace. “Loads 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 at all times like, ‘Properly, how did issues get up to now?’ 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 unsuitable? What are the situations that led us to this second?”
In an interview launched later, Headland spoke about her objectives for the collection. 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 steered that The Acolyte will deliver extra parts from the Expanded Universe to canon, however what elements that might 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 forged, 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’ll be able to learn in regards to the first footage right here, which was proven at Star Wars Celebration 2023.
And no, regardless of what bullcrap rumors you might 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 unfold throughout the 4 years main as much as Rogue One, with 4 episodes masking every year 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. Examine it right here. Plus, the ultimate episodes of the season/collection will happen simply days earlier than 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 present in Might 2023. He’s unlikely to return till the Author’s Strike is over, which may trigger a delay.
Star Wars: A Droid Story
Launch Date: TBD (On Disney+)
Lucasfilm Animation is teaming up with Industrial Gentle and Magic for this streaming present that can “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 an excellent factor or dangerous factor.
Star Wars: Lando
Launch Date: TBD (On Disney+)
Method again in December 2020, Disney introduced a bunch of Star Wars TV reveals. Amongst them was a Lando present which, on the time, was going to be made by Expensive White Folks 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 doable within the works. A Might 2023 interview with Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy confirmed it’s nonetheless within the works.
The primary important replace in nearly three years got here in July when information broke that Simien has been off the mission since he began engaged on Haunted Mansion, and never solely is Donald Glover going to star within the collection, he’s co-writing it along with his brother Stephen.
Untitled Taika Waititi Star Wars Film
Launch Date: TBD
In Might 2020, information broke that Oscar-winning director of Thor: Ragnarok could be helming and co-writing alongside with Krysty Wilson-Cairns. “Taika’s strategy to Star Wars might be recent, sudden, and … distinctive,” Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy mentioned. “His huge expertise and humorousness will be sure that audiences are in for an unforgettable trip.”
There was a time when this was more likely to be the following 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 simply going slowly.
Prior to now, Waititi has mentioned some broad concepts of what he desires to do along 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 might be directing a movie that’s meant to be a climactic occasion wrapping up tales which have begun on reveals he’s concerned with akin to The Mandalorian, Ahsoka, The Guide 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 individual to make use of the Drive.
“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 that you could hardly inform a narrative,” Mangold advised io9 when requested about this movie. “And what I actually needed to do…was simply can we make a form of the Ten Commandments of the Drive, you already know? A form of origin story of how the Drive got here to be recognized, understood, wielded, and harnessed.” We love this concept a lot we even wrote about it.
Star Wars Motion pictures and TV Exhibits That Are Presently Unscheduled and Haven’t Been Formally Introduced, However We Suppose Are Nonetheless Occurring
The Mandalorian Season 4
Launch Date: TBD
With The Mandalorian Season 3 now within the books, all eyes look forward to season 4. Nevertheless, the season has not but been formally introduced. Unofficially although, collection creator Jon Favreau mentioned 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, particularly with writers and actors on strike.
The Guide of Boba Fett Season 2
Launch Date: TBD (On Disney+)
The Guide of Boba Fett season one ended with the implication that we’d see extra of those character sooner or later. 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 mentioned he is aware of when the character is coming again, 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 as much as develop a movie in a galaxy far far-off. He’ll deal with 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 reveals 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 Guide of Boba Fett. Nevertheless, with actress Gina Carano now not part of Star Wars, phrase on the road is this may now not be occurring. Nothing is official although.
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 different issues. 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 formally mentioned Johnson would make his very personal trilogy. It hasn’t formally been canceled but however, in a brand new interview, Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy steered that it’s been positioned on the again 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 nonetheless hopes these motion pictures occur. So will 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 following movie. Properly, that’s now not the case. After months of rumors suggesting it’d transfer off its 2023 launch date, Disney formally took it off the schedule. On December 13 2022, Jenkins mentioned the film continues to be in “lively improvement” however current information suggests it’s useless. Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy disagrees, saying in Might 2023 it’s nonetheless on the books.
Untitled Kevin Feige Film
Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige is finest 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 thrilling to listen to that he was producing a Star Wars film and even recruited Loki and Physician Unusual within the Multiverse of Insanity author Michael Waldron to assist him. Feige doesn’t wish to even acknowledge this mission although and in a 2022 interview, Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy additionally tiptoed across the mission’s existence. Then, just a few weeks earlier than Star Wars Celebration 2023, we realized the mission is probably going useless.
For extra, take a look at io9’s checklist of each canceled (or re-worked) Disney Star Wars mission.
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