“X-Men” alum Simon Kinberg is preparing to visit a galaxy far, far away.

Lucasfilm has announced the development of a new Star Wars trilogy, with Kinberg set to write and produce the three films alongside studio boss Kathleen Kennedy. This begins a new series after “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” with Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Adam Driver and Oscar Isaac concluded the originally nine-chapter “Skywalker Saga” in 2019. However, as plot details have not yet been revealed, Lucasfilm has disputed the notion first suggested by Deadline in their initial report on the upcoming trilogy that Kingberg's films will continue the story that George Lucas began with 1977's A New Hope He introduced Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker and Harrison Ford as Han Solo and Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia.

Disney currently has Jon Favreau's The Mandalorian & Grogu, a sequel to the Disney+ series about the helmet-wearing bounty hunter (played by Pedro Pascal), on the calendar for May 22, 2026, along with two as-yet-unnamed Star Wars films. Filming for December 18, 2026 and December 17, 2027.

Lucasfilm has several other Star Wars projects in the works – from filmmakers like James Mangold, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, Taika Waititi and Donald Glover – but it's unclear which of them will be the first to hit the big screen. New installments in the space opera series from director Patty Jenkins and Marvel producer Kevin Feige were announced at some point but never came to fruition.

In the five years since The Rise of Skywalker, the latest Star Wars theatrical release, Lucasfilm has released the Disney+ series The Mandalorian as well as two other live-action TV shows in the Mando-verse: ” ” The Book of Boba Fett” and “Ahsoka” as well as the upcoming “Skeleton Crew”.

Kinberg is best known for writing and producing a number of “X-Men” films for 20th Century Fox, including 2006’s “The Last Stand,” 2011’s “First Class,” “Days of Future Past” in 2014, “Deadpool” in 2016 and “Deadpool” in 2017 “Logan” before returning in 2019 with the Spin-off “Dark Phoenix” made his directorial debut. He worked with Lucasfilm on the Disney Channel series “Star Wars Rebels” and consulted for JJ Abrams on 2015’s “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.”

Sources emphasize that Kinberg's trilogy is still in early development and it is unclear when it will go into production. The filmmaker serves as producer on Paramount and Edgar Wright's The Running Man remake, which was recently produced alongside Glen Powell and Josh Brolin. He is also a producer on Paramount's next Star Trek film from director Toby Haynes.