‘Sherlock Holmes’ screenwriter will write a new trilogy of films, according to Deadline

‘Star Wars’ In its cinematographic incarnation it had been without a clear direction for a few years. The last thing that was known about the film projects linked to the franchise is that the films by Kevin Feige and Patty Jenkins were dropped and, later, that three films were going to be shot that would not make up a trilogy (for the first time in the history of the franchise) and that would also mean the return of Daisy Ridley. They already had, in fact, directors assigned: James Mangold (‘Logan’), Dave Filoni (‘The Mandalorian’) and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy (‘Ms. Marvel’).

Aside from this trio of isolated films, Deadline reports on the agreement that Lucasfilm has reached with screenwriter and producer Simon Kinberg to develop, this time, a trilogy of ‘Star Wars’ films. According to the medium, the trilogy will include episodes 10-12 of the Skywalker Saga, that is, chronologically it will be placed after those produced by JJ Abrams, although it will not continue the story that those presented.

Kinberg is not a newcomer to the galactic franchise: ‘Star Wars Rebels’ is his creation in the company of Dave Filoni and Carrie Beck. He also worked as a consultant on the first of Abrams’ films, ‘The Force Awakens’. But that’s not all, and here comes the detail that possibly interests Disney: Kinberg has experience in the world of franchising and the great sagas.

As a screenwriter, Kinberg wrote the original ‘Mr. and Mrs. Smith’ and the first installment of Robert Downey Jr’s ‘Sherlock Holmes’, in addition to most of the X-Men films. Also since the origins of the series he has been involved in the mutant films, including Mangold’s ‘Logan’. He also produced the ‘Deadpool’ trilogy, serving as executive producer on the last one. Outside of Marvel and Disney, he produced Ridley Scott’s ‘Mars’, as well as the trilogy of Agatha Chjristie adaptations signed by Kenneth Branangh.

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