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Simon Kinberg, well known for his work on the X-Men franchise, is a screenwriter and producer of numerous films including “Deadpool & Wolverine”.
CINEMA – May the force be with them. From Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker in 2019, the cult franchise of science fiction has disappeared from dark rooms. But according to information from the American press, Lucasfilm and its president Kathleen Kennedy have reached an agreement with Simon Kinberg to produce a new trilogy Star Wars.
Simon Kinberg, who made a name for himself when he was at the helm of the saga X-Menwill also be writing the script for episodes X, XI and XII of this new trilogyspecifies the specialized publication Deadlinewho first suggested the possibility of continuity with the “ Skywalker Saga “, that is to say the long-term story developed during the nine feature films forming the backbone of Star Wars.
The magazine Variety for his part asserts that “Lucasfilm disputed this idea”and that the story of these three new episodes will stand out greatly from the first nine.
The choice of Simon Kinberg is in any case not a surprise. The screenwriter previously worked with Lucasfilm on the animated series Star Wars Rebelswhich he created with Dave Filoni and Carrie Beck, and which ran for four seasons between 2014 and 2018. He was also a consultant on Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens by JJ Abrams in 2015.
But he is best known for his involvement in the X-Men franchise as a screenwriter and/or producer, from X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) by Bryan Singer Logan (2017) by James Mangold, and even directed X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019) itself. He also produced the three Deadpool films, the last Hercule Poirot trilogy by Kenneth Branagh and scripted the first Sherlock Holmes (2009) by Guy Ritchie, making it a heavyweight in franchise cinema. Producer of the remake of Running Man (1987), inspired by the novel by Stephen King and directed by Edgar Wright, Simon Kinberg should not tackle his new trilogy straight away Star Wars.
Star Wars (finally) back on the big screen
The ninth episode “ Skywalker Saga » remains, to this day, the last film from the franchise of space opera to be released in theaters. Since then, Lucasfilm has specialized in series on the Disney+ platform with The Mandalorian (2019) and its spin-offs The Book of Boba Fett (2021) and Ahsoka (2023), all still in production. But also with Obi–Wan Kenobi (2022), Andor (2022-ongoing) or more recently The Acolyte in June, before the release of the first episode of Skeleton Crew this December 4.
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Will Lucasfilm and Simon Kinberg find a villain as charismatic as Darth Vader for the new Star Wars triology?
The three new episodes which will be written by Simon Kinberg join the long list of Star Wars films with undetermined release, along with New Jedi Order (which is to be directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy), Dawn of the Jedi (James Mangold), Star Wars: Rogue Squadron (Patty Jenkins), Lando Calrissian (iconic character who will be played by Donald Glover) and the film by Taika Waititi, the title of which has not yet been communicated.
And for good reason: Lucasfilm has not given any news for a while about these different projects, just like about the trilogy by Rian Johnson, the director of Episode VIII. We do know, however, that those of Kevin Feige (producer of the Marvel Cinematic Universe) and David Benioff and DB Weiss (Game of Thrones) were canceled.
That said, Star Wars should first return to the big screen with The Mandalorian & Grogu by Jon Favreau, currently announced in theaters on May 20, 2026.
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