Every Upcoming Movie & Release Date

The Skywalker saga has come to an end, but there are still a lot more Star Wars movies on the way. Lucasfilm officially began announcing upcoming movies at Star Wars Celebration 2023, signaling that Star Wars is returning to the big screens soon. Development was postponed due to the writers’ and actors’ strikes, but Lucasfilm has nonetheless recently confirmed that these projects are still in the works.

Lucasfilm has currently booked three release dates:

• May 22, 2026
• December 18, 2026
• December 17, 2027

Only the first of these has been officially announced, so other release dates could change. With that provisos, then, here is every upcoming Lucasfilm theatrical project for the next decade.

The Mandalorian & Grogu

Din Djarin & Grogu head to the big screen

Lucasfilm has confirmed The Mandalorian & Grogu will be the first of this new wave of Star Wars movies. Little is known about The Mandalorian & Grogu at this stage, but it’s reasonable to assume it has been adapted from Jon Favreau’s scripts for The Mandalorian season 4, and it has now wrapped filming. The Mandalorian & Grogu has now been confirmed to release on May 22, 2026.

Rey Skywalker’s New Jedi Order Movie

Daisy Ridley’s Star Wars return

One of the three major announcements at Star Wars Celebration 2023 centered around the return of Daisy Ridley’s Rey to the Star Wars universe. The central Jedi of the sequel trilogy era, Rey will now serve as the founder of the New Jedi Order in a movie set 15 years after Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, this untitled movie will introduce a whole new part of the Star Wars timeline – the so-called “New Jedi Order.”

Rey’s return film recently lost writer Steven Knight (of Peaky Blinders fame), but that doesn’t seem to have quenched Ridley’s excitement. Ridley has hinted the New Jedi Order movie is “evolving,” leading to speculation it’s now positioned as the beginning of a new trilogy. She’s also implied she has recently seen a script, perhaps meaning Knight has already been replaced.

James Mangold’s Dawn Of The Jedi Movie

The origin of the Force revealed

Set over 25,000 years before the Skywalker Saga, one upcoming Star Wars movie will serve as the ultimate prequel. Written and directed by James Mangold, this is set in what has been called the “Dawn of the Jedi” era – although it does not necessarily feature any Jedi. According to Mangold, this will be “a kind of origin story of how the Force came to be known.” Mangold clearly built a strong relationship with during his work on Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, and he pitched this project directly. There have been recent reports filming will begin in 2025.

Dave Filoni’s The Mandalorian Movie

Spinning out of The Mandalorian & Ahsoka

Lucasfilm’s Dave Filoni is rising through the ranks, recently promoted to Chief Creative Officer. George Lucas’ protégé, Filoni has worked closely with Jon Favreau on The Mandalorian and Ahsoka. This will build up to a movie set during The Mandalorian era, one featuring Grand Admiral Thrawn as the main villain – although Filoni has promised it’s not just a replay of the traditional New Republic versus Empire dynamic.

Lando

Originally conceived as a Disney+ TV show, Lucasfilm confirmed that Lando is shifting to a feature film format. Haunted Mansion‘s Justin Simien was initially tapped to write and oversee the project, but was replaced by Donald and Stephen Glover shortly before the WGA strike. Withe Donald Glover reprising his role of Lando Calrissian and the brothers overseeing the film’s development, consistency with the character’s portrayal in Solo: A Star Wars Story can be expected. No release date for Lando has been set, but writing will commence after the Hollywood strikes conclude.

Shawn Levy’s Star Wars Movie

Writer/director Shawn Levy confirmed he was tapped by Lucasfilm to helm an untitled Star Wars movie. After word was first broken by the trades, Levy shared on social media that the film is a dream project. The film is set to begin production once Levy’s work on Deadpool 3 has concluded, though the Hollywood strikes have complicated matters. Providing an update on the film, Levy stated that his Star Wars project is stuck in a “holding patternI” like much of the industry, and he had only just begun development before the strikes. With substantial work still to be done, Levy’s Star Wars movie is several years out from release.

Rian Johnson’s Star Wars Trilogy

Lucasfilm was clearly impressed by Rian Johnson’s work on Star Wars: The Last Jedi. In November 2017, they announced Johnson would launch a new Star Wars trilogy outside the Skywalker saga. Remarkably, Johnson’s pitch didn’t even include a story; he’s still in the early stages of drafting a story, so there isn’t much news about this trilogy yet. Given the divisiveness of The Last Jedi, though, it was rumored that Johnson’s Star Wars trilogy had been canceled, but the writer-director stepped in to debunk those rumors on social media.

In the years since Johnson’s trilogy was announced, both the director and Kathleen Kennedy have addressed whether the films will still be made. As late as Star Wars Celebration 2023, Kennedy was once again asked about the status of Johnson’s trilogy by Variety. The Lucasfilm President reiterated much that has already been said of the films since their announcement: that Johnson is incredibly busy with Netflix making a third Knives Out movie, though both Lucasfilm and Johnson remain eager to work together again in the future. This means that Johnson’s trilogy is still on the table, though likely will not enter active development until the filmmaker’s other commitments are fulfilled.

Taika Waititi’s Star Wars Movie

In May 2020, Lucasfilm announced that Thor: Ragnarok and Jojo Rabbit director Taika Waititi is set to helm a future Star Wars movie. Waititi will direct and co-write the project with Oscar nominee Krysty Wilson-Cairns. In December 2020, during Disney’s Investor Day presentation, it was confirmed that Waititi and Wilson-Cairns had begun work on the film’s script and an art concept showcased a diamond-like object in space. Waititi has given occasional updates, most recently stressing that he wants to recapture the joy and wonder of Star Wars, which means this is a high-pressure job that is taking some time.

Simon Kinberg’s Star Wars Trilogy

In November 2024, it was reported that Simon Kinberg, a co-creator of the animated series Star Wars Rebels, had signed a deal with Lucasfilm to produce a brand-new trilogy – though there are conflicting reports about the true nature of this trilogy. While some insiders say it will be Episodes 10-12 and thus a continuation of the Skywalker saga, others insist that it will be something brand-new, similar to the other upcoming spin-off movies. Little is still known about the trilogy at this stage, as Star Wars has yet to confirm whether this is true or not.

Canceled Star Wars Movies

There have been many false starts for Lucasfilm over the years, including a range of Star Wars anthology films that were passed on after Solo: A Star Wars Story – some of which were changed into Disney+ TV shows. Boba Fett originally had Josh Trank as director back in 2014, but he left the project around the release of Fantastic Four. Director James Mangold – recently announced as the director for Star Wars’ Dawn of the Jedi film – reportedly stepped in after Trank’s exit, but development was stopped a few months later in favor of what became The Book of Boba Fett, released in 2021.

Similarly, in February 2018, Lucasfilm announced that Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss were developing a new Star Wars movie series. However, the duo left the project in October 2019, for unclear reasons. Many rumors circulated that the poorly-written culmination of Game of Thrones was to blame for Benioff and Weiss’ project not taking off, with the filmmakers largely disappearing from pop culture since the show’s less-than-satisfying ending.

In April 2023, both Patty Jenkins’ Rogue Squadron and a mysterious film by Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige were shelved. Feige’s film and Jenkins’ Rogue Squadron were announced in 2019 and 2020 respectively, with both undergoing slow pre-production processes. This time round, the cancelations seem to have been related to Lucasfilm’s recent change in direction.

Upcoming Star Wars TV Shows

It’s not just on the big screen that Star Wars has an exciting future. With the release of Disney+, there will be multiple live-action TV series set in a galaxy far, far away. These include:

• Star Wars: Tales of the Empire – an animated anthology show that spins out of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, releasing on May 4, 2024.
• The Acolyte – Star Wars’ first High Republic era live-action show, The Acolyte is set around a century before the events of Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace. Russian Doll co-creator Leslye Headland serves as both writer and showrunner. The first two episodes release on June 4, 2024.
• Star Wars: Skeleton Crew – Another show set in The Mandalorian-era, Skeleton Crew will be an Amblin-inspired space adventure following a group of children adrift in space with the help of Jude Law’s mysterious Jedi character. The show is expected to premiere later in 2024.
• Andor season 2 – After the overwhelmingly positive reception to Andor, season 2 of the show will release on Disney+ in 2025. The series will span the four years between the end of Andor season 1 and Rogue One, leading audiences right into Andor’s appearance in the latter.
• Ahsoka season 2 – Lucasfilm has confirmed work has begun on Ahsoka season 2 as well.