New ‘Star Wars’ Trilogy Will Continue The Skywalker Family Saga
As theStar Warssaga barrels forward with new settings, new gadgets, new vehicles, and new characters, one thing remains the same. At heart, Lucasfilm presidentKathleen Kennedysays, it’ll still be a story about the Skywalker family. And that likely includes at least one newThe Force Awakenscharacter. Read Kennedy’s quote about plans for the Skywalker family after the jump.
Kennedy talked Star Wars withCostco Connectionmagazine. “The Saga films focus on the Skywalker family saga,” she said. “The stories follow a linear narrative that connects to the previous six films.The Force AwakensfollowsReturn of the Jediand continues that generational story.”
It isn’t surprising that the Skywalker family will continue to play a key role in the Star Wars franchise. But Kennedy’s comment suggests we’ll be meeting some younger members of the family to keep the “generational story” moving forward. Not to downplayMark HamillorCarrie Fisher’s importance to the franchise, but they don’t seem to be the central characters inThe Force Awakens.
The question, of course, is which newForce Awakenscharacter might secretly be a Skywalker. DirectorJ.J. Abramshas teased that the last names of Finn (John Boyega) and Rey (Daisy Ridley) are very deliberately being kept under wraps, and he’s also let on that “Kylo Ren” is not the birth name of the character played byAdam Driver.
While the Skywalker family drama continues to unfold in the Saga films (the ones labeled “Episode [insert Roman numeral here]"), other corners of the Star Wars galaxy will come into focus in the Anthology films. “The Anthology films offer opportunities to explore fresh characters, new storylines and a variety of genres inside the Star Wars universe,” said Kennedy.
The next Saga movie,Star Wars: The Force Awakens, arrivesDecember 18. The first Anthology movie,Star Wars: Rogue One, landsDecember 16, 2016.
