Confirmed: Multiple 'Star Wars' Movies No Longer in Active Development as 2026 Release Looms

'Star Wars' Cuts Entire Trilogy From the Franchise, No Longer Actively Developed : Disney Fanatic

As Lucasfilm continues charting its next era of theatrical and streaming projects, the studio is once again confronting the legacy of Star Wars: Episode VIII—The Last Jedi (2017) and the future that never came to pass for its director, Rian Johnson. Credit: Lucasfilm The Last Jedi’s Divisive Legacy Debuting in 2017, The Last Jedi served as the ambitious midpoint of the sequel trilogy, following directly from Star Wars: Episode VII—The Force Awak…

Confirmed: Multiple 'Star Wars' Movies No Longer in Active Development as 2026 Release Looms

Star Wars’ modern era continues to shift as new updates reshape what’s happening both on-screen and behind the scenes. That includes revisiting one of the franchise’s most fiercely debated chapters: Star Wars: Episode VIII—The Last Jedi (2017). Credit: Lucasfilm Released in 2017, The Last Jedi pushed the sequel trilogy into unexpected territory. Writer-director Rian Johnson picked up right after Star Wars: Episode VII—The Force Awakens (2015), s…