Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker
Kathleen Kennedy and J.J. Abrams say the Skywalker saga could cover afterStar Wars : The Rise of Skywalker , but likely wo n’t . The Skywalker saga start out with George Lucas ' originalStar Warsin 1977 and has continued on through every mainline film since then , sans the spin - offsRogue OneandSolo . It will in the end climax with the release of next week’sThe Rise of Skywalker , with the upcoming film countersink to take Disney and Lucasfilm ’s continuation trilogy to a close four years afterThe Force Awakensopened in theaters .
Of lately , The Rise of Skywalker ’s marketing has striven to really drive home the mind this is as much the finale to the last forty - two old age ofStar Warsas it is an termination to the old two motion-picture show in the franchise . Between TV muscae volitantes featuringmusic from theStar Warsprequel trilogyand posters which vivify classic one - sheets from the original trilogy , the promotional political campaign has so far successfully connected the movie to everything that ’s happened in the Skywalker saga already . Though , to paraphraseWatchmen ’s Doctor Manhattan , nothing ever ( really ) terminate .
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During an interview withNYT , The Rise of SkywalkerandThe Force Awakensdirector J.J. Abrams was ask if the Skywalker Saga could still cover after thelatestStar Warsfilm- to which he replied"Of path it can go on . But there ’s something sheer about say this is what the story should be . ”Lucasfilm president Kennedy say something similar in the same article , noting the Skywalker saga"does have to end"with the movie before adding her purpose is to"recognize and honor what it is that [ George Lucas ] created - and move on . I call up we ’re ready to move on . "
It ’s worth pointing out this is not at all tantamount to Abrams and Kennedy back - trailing on the idea ofThe Rise of Skywalkerbeing the end of the Skywalker saga . Rather , it ’s just their way of tell this is where they feel the storyshouldend , not where it has to . All the same , The Rise of Skywalkerought to have a feeling of finality to it , much in the same wayAvengers : Endgameserved as the last chapter in the Infinity Saga earlier this year . If anything , it could be even more conclusive thanEndgamewas , consider the latter deliberately leave alone a number of plot threads dangling for the MCU ’s Phase 4 movies and TV shows to nibble up . By comparison , theStar Warsmovies are going to go on athree year separate afterThe hike of Skywalker , giving Lucasfilm the time they call for to figure out where precisely they require to take the franchise next .
In an era of pop culture where true determination are hard to find , it ’s tonic to see Abrams and Kennedy put their foot down and confide toending the Skywalker sagaon their own terms . Their claim the saga could continue seems to have more to do with not unknowingly ball up anything aboutThe Rise of Skywalker ’s fib ahead of time than anything else . reckon just how successful the pic ’s marketing has been at hold on its plot mystery up to now ( even if Abrams insists it has not been close ) it only makes sense for the pair to go on discussingStar Wars ' futureas vaguely as potential for a little while longer .
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author : NYT
