If you have been waiting on news of Rian Johnson’s new Star Wars trilogy, then wait no more! While attending the Empire Awards, director Rian Johnson and producer Ram Bergman revealed that story work has indeed begun on the new trilogy. The duo reiterated that it is still in the very early stages of being written though.
[Rian] Johnson’s long-time producing partner Ram Bergman gave an update on the status of the new films. According to Bergman, work has already begun. Bergman said: “We’ve started. Slowly, slowly, but we’ve started. Hopefully soon we’re going to get busier.”
Later on the same red carpet, Johnson himself confirmed that work is underway on the trilogy. Johnson indicated however that the process is in its very early stages. Saying he’s excited to dive in on the project, Johnson admitted that he still has to “figure out what it’s going to be.”
As you can tell, it isn’t much, but still nice to know that work is commencing on the upcoming trilogy of new films. As always, leave your thoughts in comment section below!
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