Published May 29, 2026, 8:01 PM EDT
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Star Wars has spent the last few years in something of a holding pattern. It’s not like it’s disappeared, because Disney+ has been dropping new series like hotcakes, from The Mandalorian to Andor, Ahsoka, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and more. The big screen has been extremely barren, though, since The Rise of Skywalker closed out the sequel trilogy in 2019. Now that we have The Mandalorian*** and Grogu*** (and the Anzellans) on the big screen, though, we’re starting to look ahead to what’s next.
One of the biggest upcoming pieces of that plan is** a new Star Wars trilogy** that will reportedly take place after the events of the Skywalker Saga, as reported by GQ, and will be penned by Simon Kinberg. So, at least that means we won’t be circling the same 30-year period again, but instead looking to the future, rather than the past. Which is certainly a good thing for Star Wars if it wants to evolve.
Since The Rise of Skywalker, most major Star Wars projects have either looked backward, filled in gaps, or expanded side stories connected to characters and eras fans already know. A post-Skywalker trilogy will finally give Lucasfilm the chance to move the galaxy forward, which is something the franchise badly needs if it wants to feel like more than an extremely expensive nostalgia machine.
The scores below reveal how the Force sees you. Your highest number is your true alignment. Read on to understand what that means — and what it will cost you.
Disciplined, compassionate, and deeply attuned to the living Force, you have walked the path long enough to understand its demands — and accept them. You lead not through authority alone, but through example. You have felt the pull of the dark side and chosen otherwise, every time. That is not certainty. That is courage.
You are earnest, powerful, and brimming with potential — and you know it, which is both your greatest asset and your most dangerous flaw. You act before you think, trust your gut over your training, and sometimes confuse impatience for bravery. The Masters see something in you, though. The question isn’t whether you have what it takes — it’s whether you’ll be patient enough to find out.
You are not simply dangerous — you are certain, and that is worse. You have decided what the galaxy needs, and you have decided you are the one to deliver it. Your power is genuine and formidable, earned through sacrifice that would have broken lesser beings. But examine your victories carefully. Every Sith believed their cause was righteous. The dark side’s cruelest trick is that it agrees with you.
You were forged in fire and reshaped by those who found you at your lowest. You serve, because service gave you structure when you had none. Your allegiance is not to an ideology — it is to survival and to the master who gave you purpose. But there is something buried beneath the conditioning. The Jedi you hunt? You recognize them. Because you remember what it felt like before the choice was taken from you.
You have looked at the Jedi Code and the Sith Code and found both of them incomplete. You walk the line not out of indecision but out of conviction — you genuinely believe both extremes miss something essential. The Jedi don’t fully trust you. The Sith think you’re wasting your potential. They’re both partially right. But so are you.
For now, the confirmed theatrical future includes Star Wars: Starfighter, while the post-Skywalker trilogy points to a longer-term plan for where the franchise could go next. A film based around a purported “New Jedi Order” starring Daisy Ridley as Rey is also in the works, but like so many projects, news of that film has gone cold since it was initially announced. Starfighter gives Lucasfilm a more immediate next step.
The cast of Star Wars: Starfighter includes Ryan Gosling (The Fall Guy), Flynn Gray (Wednesday), Matt Smith (House of the Dragon), Mia Goth (Pearl), Aaron Pierre (Rebel Ridge), Simon Bird (The Inbetweeners), **Jamael Westman **(Hamilton), Daniel Ings (The Gentlemen), and Amy Adams (Arrival). The film is written by Jonathan Tropper (*Your Friends & Neighbors) *and is directed by Shawn Levy (*Deadpool & Wolverine), *and will serve as a standalone film in the franchise.
Star Wars: Starfighter is currently scheduled to be released on May 28, 2027. Stay tuned at Collider for more.
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