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Here are all of the upcoming Star Wars movies releasing after Obi-Wan Kenobi. Lucasfilm relaunched the Star Wars movie slate in 2015, a few years after the Disney acquisition, and had plans to release a new film every single year. The franchise hit this expectation through 2019, which saw the conclusion of the sequel trilogy with Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. The end of the Skywalker Saga coincided with the launch of Disney+ and the debut of The Mandalorian, and Lucasfilm's success with the latter release signalled a shift in focus.

The Star Wars movies have taken a backseat in recent years to TV shows as Lucasfilm became a significant force for Disney+ content. Not only did The Mandalorian become the streaming service's flagship original show, but it brought about announcements of spinoffs. This success even saw Disney and Lucasfilm rethink their plans for certain Star Wars movies, such as the long-rumored Obi-Wan Kenobi film. It was confirmed in 2019 that the film was reimaged as a Disney+ series, with Ewan McGregor returning as Obi-Wan and Hayden Christensen returning as Darth Vader. Obi-Wan Kenobi's release in 2022 marked the endpoint for fans who waited more than a decade to see Ewan McGregor's Jedi again in live-action and face off with his former Padawan once more.

While Obi-Wan Kenobi has provided fans of the galaxy far, far away more content on the small screen, there is still intense anticipation for the next Star Wars movie. There are no shortage of rumors and reports about the status of the franchise's plans for the big screen, but little information is officially known about the future. Several films have been stuck in development as Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy reportedly looks for someone to oversee the grand plan. That has only led to the list of confirmed projects continuing to grow. Here is every upcoming Star Wars movie releasing after Obi-Wan Kenobi.

Confirmed Upcoming Star Wars Movie Release Dates

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With a franchise as lucrative and popular as Star Wars, Lucasfilm and Disney have planted their flag on some prime release dates years into the future. While Marvel Studios has confirmed and untitled films scheduled through 2024, the Star Wars movie release dates go much further into the future. Lucasfilm has release dates already picked out through 2027. They are currently scheduled to abandon the yearly release format in favor of a bi-yearly plan. After seeing great success with the sequel trilogy and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story with December releases, the studio is planning to release its next three films around the Christmas holiday season as well. The confirmed Star Wars movie release dates are:

• December 22, 2023
• December 19, 2025
• December 17, 2027

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According to Lucasfilm and Disney's official schedule, the first Star Wars movie releasing after Obi-Wan Kenobi will be Rogue Squadron - but that will change. The film was announced in 2020 and will be directed by Wonder Woman's Patty Jenkins. The movie's title and Jenkins' announcement video tease the X-Wing pilot-centric story. Rogue Squadron will focus on a new generation of pilots and push the franchise into the future, which teases a setting potentially after Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Despite being in development for a few years and a December 22nd, 2023 release date still attached, it does not seem that Patty Jenkins' Star Wars movie will come out by then. There have been multiple reports of creative differences between Jenkins and Lucasfilm over the movie, which led to Kathleen Kennedy saying in 2022 that the film has been "pushed off to the side for the moment." Considering the fact that Patty Jenkins still working on the script and these comments, it is almost certain Rogue Squadron will not meet its 2023 release date - even if Disney's slate says otherwise.

Star Wars: A Droid Story (Release Date TBC)

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Lucasfilm is also developing an animated Star Wars movie for Disney+ that will release Obi-Wan Kenobi. Announced in 2020, Star Wars: A Droid Story will focus on the franchise's most iconic droids: R2-D2 and C-3PO. Plot details are mostly still under wraps at this point, but Kathleen Kennedy teased in the announcement that it will also introduce a new protagonist. The story is also said to be secret held by R2-D2 and C-3PO alone. The creative team for Star Wars: A Droid Story is still a mystery, as is when the animated film will release on Disney+. At this stage, it seems that it will not arrive before 2023.

Taika Waititi's Star Wars Movie (Release Date TBC)

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Taika Waititi's Star Wars movie is another upcoming project fans will get to see after Obi-Wan Kenobi. Waititi is co-writing the untitled Star Wars movie with Krysty Wilson-Cairns (1917) but said in 2022 that he is still working on the story. The director of Thor: Love and Thunder was rumored to have snagged his own Star Wars film for a while after voicing the droid IG-11 and directing The Mandalorian season 1 finale. Despite an indication that it is still in the early stages of development, Kathleen Kennedy indicated that Taika Waititi's film will be the next Star Wars movie to release in theaters - which might mean that his film will take the vacant December 2025 release date on Disney's slate.

Kevin Feige's Star Wars Movie (Release Date TBC)

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Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige is also producing a Star Wars movie that will release some time after Obi-Wan Kenobi. He recruited Loki and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness writer Michael Waldron to work on the script. It has been nearly three years since the film was announced, but that is the only real development to come since 2019. Feige has teased interest in wanting to use a major Marvel Cinematic Universe actor in his film, while rumors of Eternals' Chloé Zhao directing were debunked. Those looking forward to seeing what Kevin Feige does with Star Wars may need to pump the brakes a bit, as Kathleen Kennedy teased in 2022 that it is still in the very early stages of development.

J.D. Dillard's Star Wars Movie (Release Date TBC)

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It was also previously revealed that J.D. Dillard is developing a Star Wars movie. The announcement came in 2020, the year after his monster-thriller Sweetheart was released. Early details on the project said Dillard is co-writing the movie with Matt Owens (Luke Cage). There has been a lack of news on its progress since then, partially due to Dillard's focus on his Korean War pilot film Devotion, starring Glen Powell and Jonathan Majors. With Devotion releasing in 2022, he might now be able to shift his attention back towards the galaxy far, far away. For now, J.D. Dillard's Star Wars movie does not have a release date.

Is Rian Johnson's Star Wars Trilogy Still Happening?

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One of the biggest questions lingering over the future of Star Wars movies releasing after Obi-Wan Kenobi is the status of Rian Johnson's trilogy. Lucasfilm handed the director of Star Wars: The Last Jedi a new trilogy of movies in 2017, a few months before the second installment of the sequel trilogy debuted. It is no secret that Star Wars: The Last Jedi was a divisive film for the franchise, which left Rian Johnson's future with Star Wars in question. Despite plenty of rumors and speculation that he is no longer making the trilogy, the official word is that they are still on; they just are not the priority for either party. The Last Jedi director is enjoying the creative freedom with his new Knives Out franchise, while Lucasfilm is still charting its path after the Star Wars sequel trilogy. Kathleen Kennedy says that Rian Johnson's trilogy will happen when their schedules align and that he still consults on various Star Wars projects thanks to the great relationship he forged with Lucasfilm's brass.

Star Wars TV Shows Releasing After Obi-Wan Kenobi

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In addition to the eight upcoming Star Wars movies releasing after Obi-Wan Kenobi, the conclusion of one Disney+ series set in this franchise means the next one is just around the corner. Whereas the studio's film plans are a bit more unclear and mysterious, there are plenty of confirmed upcoming Star Wars TV shows releasing after Obi-Wan Kenobi. Lucasfilm has a steady stream of content coming to the streaming service for the rest of 2022 and plans to debut even more in the years to come. This includes confirmation that Andor is the next Star Wars show, but the full list of shows releasing after Obi-Wan Kenobi includes:

• Andor (August 31, 2022)
• Star Wars: The Bad Batch season 2 (September 28, 2022)
• Tales of the Jedi (2022)
• The Mandalorian season 3 (February 2023)
• Star Wars: Visions season 2 (2023)
• Ahsoka (2023)
• Star Wars: Skeleton Crew (2023)
• Young Jedi Adventures (2023)
• The Acolyte (TBC)
• Lando (TBC)