Star Wars : The High Republic , a new serial of novels and funnies , could establish the groundwork for the next film in theStar Warsfranchise . Originally namedProject Luminous , the serial charter blank space more or less 200 years before the prequel trilogy . It ’s an unexplored part of theStar Warstimeline , and one that ’s unlikely to remain only on the page .

Disney created a sandbox for developingStar Warslore when it pass over out the long - stand Expanded Universe , which dwell of novel , comics , and games that   were set in   time time period before and after the Skywalker saga . This ravage many sports fan but open chance for a newStar Warsvision . Within this empty timeline , Lucasfilm has created the High Republic , an geological era of comparative ataraxis in which Jedi search the lawless frontier at the edge of the beetleweed . InannouncingStar war : The High Republic , Disney could be signal what to expect from the first post - Skywalker cinematic episodes .

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It ’s no surprise thatThe High Republicis being advertised as its own interconnected creation with a roll of type that pass over path and an underlying threat froma newfangled kind ofStar Warsvillain . Disney is for sure hoping to make the decades - old enfranchisement feel as fresh and exciting as its Marvel Cinematic Universe task . If the plan is a success in print , it only lay down signified for Lucasfilm to apply the same templet to succeeding films .

The High Republiccould meanStar Warsmovies without any state of war . alternatively , its films could discover inspiration in Arthurian legend . Stories of small teams or individual Jedi explore strange district like knight in medieval lore would allow writer and directors fresh levels of creative freedom . While attribute such as the MCU have found winner   developing their heroes through various genre , Star Warshas always stuck to its own brand . The High Republiccreates opportunity for an expanded vision .

The nextStar Warsfilm is slated for release in December 2022 , and theHigh Republicannouncement could indicate something other than a cohesive trilogy : this could be theIron Manof a newStar Warscinematic world . Kevin Feige and Taika Waititi , who shook up the MCU withThor : Ragnarok , have been rumored to shepherd newStar Warsfilms . Such mixed bag in originative vision would rest new life into the enfranchisement , and it could give Lucasfilm a elbow room to curbthe divisiveness of recentStar Warsmovies .

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Lucasfilm denies thatThe High Republicwill connect to futureStar Warsmovies , but they ’re clearly reticent to get specific with their plans after poor response toSolo : A Star Wars Storyderailed their last slate of films . Like those movies , The High Republicwill be an experiment . Another box office flop could prove calamitous to the universe in the same way thatSoloerased plan for a Boba Fett film . If the photographic print stories are pop , though , and Lucasfilm take on a peril on impractical director , The High Republiccould vary the look ofStar Warson film – and start the door to an entirely new galaxy .

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