Jon Favreau Hints Projects Set After The Rise of Skywalker Are Being Discussed

Star Wars: The Mandalorian series co-creator Jon Favreau has revealed that Lucasfilm is discussing potential projects set after the events of the sequel trilogy films (2015's The Force Awakens, 2017's The Last Jedi, and 2019's The Rise of Skywalker).



Speaking with Moovy TV, Jon Favreau explained his approach to continuity by noting that he draws influence from a number of works across the body of Star Wars media, including some from the non-canonical Star Wars Legends stories. In the process, he pointed out that the shows that he's working on will encompass a larger period of time than the sequel trilogy did, before revealing that Lucasfilm has plans to explore future stories past the end of the ninth numbered film in the series:

Officially, the timeframe of the sequel trilogy is just over a year in length - the events of The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi happen in roughly a week or so, while almost all of The Rise of Skywalker (barring the first and last scenes of the movie) is set in nearly a single day a year later. Conversely, we don't really have a clear understanding of an exact timeline that The Mandalorian follows - the series was initially announced as taking place five years after Return of the Jedi in its first episode (or 9 ABY - shorthand for 'After the Battle of Yavin', the climactic conflict depicted at the end of the original Star Wars: A New Hope), but recent interviews from Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni indicate that the show has only covered about a year of time at most and hasn't yet moved to 10 ABY, despite time visibly passing in the worlds that are frequently visited by the Mandalorian and his pals.



More importantly, however, is the fact that Jon Favreau has officially put things on the record that stories set after the end of the Skywalker Saga are officially in the pipeline, over three years after that part of the franchise ended. There have been existing rumors suggesting that the next few films will be set after the Battle of Exegol, and now it appears that they've just been verified by one of the most well-known creative figures in Lucasfilm. Whether or not these new films will feature characters from the sequel trilogy remains to be seen.



The full interview, which features an opening segment spoken only in German, can be seen below:



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Star Wars: The Mandalorian Season 3 has begun its run Disney Plus, with new episodes airing on Wednesdays. Both of the previously released seasons of the show, alongside the spin-off Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett, are available to watch exclusively on the streaming service.



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