Star Wars film trilogy based mostly on Knights of the Old Republic recreation

Yet one other Star Wars trilogy seems to be within the works at Lucasfilm – this one based mostly on one of many franchise’s most beloved spinoffs.

It was reported by Buzzfeed News late Thursday (May 23) that James Cameron’s Avatar government producer and Alita: Battle Angel co-writer Laeta Kalogridis is ending up the primary script for a deliberate movie trilogy based mostly on the basic online game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic.

The 2003 roleplaying recreation was set some 4,00zero years earlier than the occasions of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, at a time when the Sith have been in open battle in opposition to the Jedi.

Players have been tasked with stopping the Dark Lord of the Sith, Darth Malak, from toppling the Republic together with his fleet of acolytes. Through their travels, gamers would encounter Wookiees, droids and revered feminine Jedi Knight Bastila Shan.

Should the challenge transfer ahead, Kalogridis can be the franchise’s first feminine author for a characteristic script since Leigh Brackett was credited on The Empire Strikes Back. Carrie Fisher additionally did script work for George Lucas through the years, however was uncredited.

Neither Lucasfilm nor Disney has commented on stories {that a} Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic trilogy is within the works. However, there was some chatter a couple of weeks in the past.

Lucasfilm boss Kathleen Kennedy let slip throughout an interview with MTV News at Star Wars Celebration that she was revisiting the Knights of the Old Republic property.

“We talk about that all the time,” she teased. “Yes, we are developing something to look at. Right now, I have no idea where things might fall.”

If this involves go, it could be the third new trilogy that Kennedy at the moment has within the works. It was introduced final week that Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and DB Weiss will launch the primary movie in their very own new trilogy on December 16, 2022.

The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson additionally has his personal trilogy in improvement, however these movies aren’t but on Disney’s launch calendar.

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Next up for the franchise is Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker, opening on December 19 within the UK and December 20 within the US.

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