Game of ThronesandStar Warsfans unite ! The news thatGame of Thronesshowrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss would be develop a new slate ofStar Warsfilms was originallyannouncedback in February 2018 , though we have n’t heard much about it since . Now we understand why , as the collaborationism has develop a bit since it was first announce ( and the Guy have become slightly less busy ) .
HBO president Casey Bloys recentlytoldTVLine that Benioff and Weiss have been postulate to build up a totality of three new films for the blockbuster enfranchisement — which is why the pair has had to delay the start of production onConfederate , the controversial sci - fi series they ’re developing for HBO .
“ Dan and David are finish up the last season [ ofGame of Thrones ] and then they are going to go into theStar Warsuniverse , ” Bloys said . “ When they come out of that , I presume they will come back to us . ”
For their part , Lucasfilm is clearly worked up to have the in - demand creative duo onboard as the company continues to recover new and inventive ways to spread out theStar Warsuniverse . " David and Dan are some of the best storytellers sour today , " Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy antecedently stated . " Their statement of complex characters , deepness of story , and richness of mythology will expose new ground and boldly pushStar Warsin ways I regain incredibly exciting . "
Weiss and Benioff are equally thrilled to be a part of theStar Warsworld . “ In the summertime of 1977 we traveled to a Galax urceolata far , far aside , and we ’ve been daydream of it ever since , ” Benioff and Weiss said in a statement last year . “ We are observe by the opportunity , a trivial terrified by the responsibility , and so unrestrained to get started as soon as the final season ofGame of Thronesis over . ”
Though no timeline has been confirmed , rumors claim that a script is almost done and that the brace ’s first film could premier as shortly as 2021 .
