You'll have to wait more than a couple of years to see the next Star Wars movie. According Variety and The wrapperDisney removed an untitled Star Wars movie from its 2026 release slate and replaced it with Ice Age 6which will premiere on December 18 of that year. It's not entirely clear which film it is, but Daisy Ridley announced at the Star Wars Celebration in London last year that she was reprising her role as Rey in a new film. The film will be directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, who also directed some episodes of Ms. Marveland it will be a direct sequel to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
Set 15 years after the events of the previous film, the upcoming film will revolve around Rey as she establishes a new Jedi academy and builds a new Jedi Order. Steven Caballero (Peaky Blinders, Angelina Jolie Maria) joined the production when he replaced the original writers last year, but also left the project in October. Lucasfilm's search for a new screenwriter could have contributed to the film's delay.
While the next installment in the main Star Wars series won't be released in 2026, a movie that is part of the franchise will still come out that year. The Mandalorian and Grogucontinuation of the Disney+ television series directed by Jon Favreau, filming has already begun and will premiere on May 22, 2026. The wrapper He also says that he was “assured” that the next Star Wars movie was “still in development,” which hopefully means it won't end up being canceled like the movie planned by Game of Thrones' creators David Benioff and DB Weiss.
