LUCASFILM PREVIEW
The galaxy far, far away is changing. Where Star Wars was once a bastion of the big screen, George Lucas’ creation now primarily lives on the streaming service Disney+. In fact, onstage at Star Wars Celebration, taking place in Anaheim’s convention centre, there wasn’t a single mention of the franchise’s cinematic history, and only hints regarding its big-screen future.
“As we leave the [Skywalker] Saga, we have all this great, exciting work happening on the television side that informs so much about where we’re going, ” says President of Lucasfilm, Kathleen Kennedy. Just moments before, Kennedy had presented a colossal panel featuring Mando, Andor, Ahsoka, and John Williams playing the Indiana Jones theme, but not a single nod to the movies.
Total Film meets Kennedy in a quiet press room, just metres away from thousands of fans dressed in cosplay, all of whom cheered as Ewan McGregor announced a surprise Obi-Wan Kenobi premiere to take place that night.
“We have great talent that we’re working with – people who care so deeply about what the next iteration of Star Wars is, ” she continues. “That’s important to us.”
Kennedy confirms that, following production delays to Patty Jenkins’ , Taika Waititi’s long-awaited – as yet untitled – film will be the next project to blast into
