After the “Ahsoka” panel on the Star Wars Celebration in London, Variety spoke with Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy about a number of the franchise’s future installments.
Kennedy was eager to speak about bringing again Daisy Ridley’s Rey for a brand new “Star Wars” movie, which was introduced throughout an April 7 panel.
“It was a fairly easy cellphone name,” she mentioned. “I began out by simply saying, ‘Hey, I believe we’re getting close to being prepared.’ We’ve been speaking loads about what we’re doing within the film house and I mentioned, ‘I believe we’re getting near being prepared. How would you prefer to go to Celebration?’ That was actually the start of it. She was out of her thoughts excited.”
Kennedy additionally supplied an replace on Lucasfilm’s collaboration with Rian Johnson, who’s probably engaged on a brand new “Star Wars” trilogy.
“Rian and I discuss on a regular basis,” she mentioned. “He is unbelievably busy. So we’re not actively concerned in something in the meanwhile as a result of he’s doing one other one of many ‘Glass Onion’ films after which God is aware of what else. But he actually needs to step again into the house. It’s an enormous dedication of time, in order that’s actually on him.”
Taika Waititi can also be engaged on a standalone movie within the “Star Wars” universe. Kennedy gave an replace on that as nicely.
“Taika remains to be working away,” she mentioned. “He’s writing the script himself. He doesn’t actually wish to carry others into that course of and I don’t blame him. He has a really, very distinctive voice. So we wish to shield that and that’s what he’s doing. But we’re going to make that someday.”
Kennedy additionally fielded an inquiry a couple of potential second season of the collection “Obi-Wan Kenobi.” Some followers have pushed for a follow-up journey for Ewan McGregor’s iconic Jedi.
“That shouldn’t be an lively growth,” she mentioned. “But I by no means say by no means, as a result of there’s at all times the likelihood. That present was so well-received and [director] Deborah Chow did such a spectacular job. Ewan McGregor actually needs to do one other. Everybody’s all arms on deck with what we’re doing proper now, as you may see by what we confirmed all people [at the Celebration]. We’ll flip our consideration to that once more perhaps down the street.”
