Rian Johnson's trilogy for 'Star Wars' is officially cancelled

After more than five years, the Star Wars trilogy led by Rian Johnson has finally been removed from Disney's plans. The project, which was once presented as a bet on the future of the saga, faded away amid delays, shifting priorities, and an increasingly evident silence.

Meanwhile, as the franchise moves forward with new films, the story conceived by Johnson is no longer part of Lucasfilm's creative horizon.

A project announced with force that never took shape

Johnson's trilogy was announced during the promotion of The Last Jedi, when Lucasfilm presented it as a new stage to expand George Lucas's legacy. However, creative friction within the sequel trilogy and the director's difficulty in defining his vision caused everything to be put on hold.

Although Johnson always expressed interest in exploring territory without the pressure of a "map" imposed from above, he never managed to move forward with the project.

The success of "Knives Out" changed his priorities

With the global success of Knives Out and Johnson's rise as a prominent voice in the modern detective genre, his career took a different direction. He worked on Knives Out: Wake Up Dead Man and is approaching the end of his series Poker Face.

That schedule left his relationship with the saga in the background, sustained only by isolated statements. The last update dated back to 2022, when he assured that "it was only a matter of time," something that now seems definitively ruled out.

A fate similar to other scrapped projects

Johnson's trilogy joined the endless limbo of ideas that never moved forward within Lucasfilm.

In a recent conversation with The Hollywood Reporter, Johnson admitted that he will always have a part of his mind connected to Star Wars, but he did not suggest that his trilogy is still alive.