Confirmed: Lucasfilm to Make Final Decision on the 2020 Star Wars Standalone Movie in June

Vanity Fair's David Kamp sat down with Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy to discuss the future of Star Wars films, including the to be determined and often debated third standalone film for 2020. Kennedy offered details about how the positive reception of the new saga characters is helping guide the potential for the saga's future beyond Episode IX, how Carrie Fisher's passing has affected Episode IX, and let us know when they will make a final decision on the third standalone film!







We have extracted the most informative parts of the interview for you here:

<p data-reactid='231']Our biggest takeaway from that answer is Kennedy said a couple of ideas are circled, and they will make a decision between the two in June! So we're down to two! Could it come down to the Boba Fett (bounty hunter) or Obi-Wan movie as the finalists? Those have been the two major ideas swirling for a long time now. The fact that they are making a final decision in June leads us to believe it should be fair to expect an announcement on the 2020 spinoff title at D23 in July! As we previously reported here Kennedy told Josh Horowitz their hope would be to announce the 2020 spinoff this summer.</p>


Will either two be the 2020 spinoff?

It is still very unclear whether Lucasfilm would entertain recasting Leia for Episode IX while minimizing the character's role. The fact that they had to rethink the framework of Episode IX indicates that Leia had a big impact and they are making changes. Kennedy has not ruled out a recast, but has made it clear they will not be making a CGI version of Carrie for Episode IX.



What do you make of all of this? Will the saga continue into X and beyond? Does it need to be a trilogy? What do you think they will end up deciding for the third spinoff movie in 2020? Fett, Obi-Wan, Bothans??? (Kidding). Finally, how do you think they'll handle Leia for Episode IX. Sound off in the comments below, and let us know on Twitter @StarWarsNewsNet and hashtag us at #SWNN!





You can find the complete Vanity Fair article/interview here.





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