Walt Disney, the owner of both Marvel Studios and Star Wars, has asked Feige to start working on a new Star Wars movie with Lucasfilms' president Kathleen Kennedy, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
Disney co-chair Alan Horn specified that “With the closing of Skywalker Saga, Kennedy is pursuing a new era in Star Wars storytelling, and knowing what a die-hard fan Feige is, it made sense for these two extraordinary producers to work on a Star Wars film together.”
The details pertaining to the nature of the project have not been revealed, as to whether it will follow the chronological narrative or be a standalone anthology film. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, due to release in December, is the ninth and final part of the Skywalker saga.
Lucasfilm had also made agreements with the Game of Thrones duo David Benioff and DB Weiss, as well as The Last Jedi director, Rian Johnson to make separate trilogies.
However, Lucasfilm is currently having a shaky time handling and maintaining the Star Wars franchise, since the successful release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens in 2015, according to the Guardian.
Given that a series of directors have been replaced or sidelined, where Tony Gilroy took over from Gareth Edwards on Rogue One, Colin Trevorrow and director team Phil Lord and Chris Miller were replaced on The Rise of Skywalker and Solo: A Star Wars Story respectively.
Disney CEO Bob Iger confessed that Solo’s disappointing box office results were partly due to the franchise 'fatigue', suggested that the film was released only six months after The Last Jedi.
Since 2008, the 23 films that Feige has produced as part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe have grossed over $22.5bn and £18.2bn worldwide.
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