Lucasfilm’s sequel trilogy era may not be as abandoned as fans thought.
Three years after Daisy Ridley walked onto the stage at Star Wars Celebration to announce her return as Rey, the project still has no title, no release date, and no confirmed cast beyond Ridley herself.
For a long time, it felt like the movie had slipped into the same category as several other stalled Star Wars projects quietly left behind by Lucasfilm.
That may finally be changing.
Several Strange ‘Star Wars’ Updates Have Appeared at Once
The biggest shift is not one major announcement. It is the sudden pileup of smaller ones.
Over the past month, multiple developments tied to actors and creatives from the sequel trilogy have surfaced, leading fans to wonder whether Lucasfilm is finally preparing to move the Rey movie forward.
John Boyega recently raised eyebrows during an appearance at MEGACON Orlando when a fan told him to call Dave Filoni about returning as Finn.
“I actually have, actually,” Boyega responded.
The comment spread quickly online. Boyega has spent years publicly voicing his complaints about Lucasfilm’s handling of Finn after The Force Awakens, making his recent openness to return notable.
Then came news involving Ridley herself.
Earlier this month, reports confirmed that Ridley would no longer star in the upcoming MMA drama Killa Bee. Gemma Arterton has since joined the project instead.
The timing immediately sparked speculation among Star Wars fans because Killa Bee is reportedly due to begin filming in the U.K. later this month.
Around the same time, a casting call was recently issued for two children to appear in an untitled feature film shooting in the U.K. at the end of May.
The roles describe a boy aged 12 to 14 and a girl aged 9 to 10. The notice calls them “small but very important” characters.
There is no confirmation the project is connected to Star Wars.
Still, the casting director in question, Nina Gold, previously worked on multiple Lucasfilm productions, including Andor, The Force Awakens, and Rogue One. Combined with Ridley’s sudden schedule change, the casting notice quickly became part of wider speculation surrounding the Rey film.
Lucasfilm has also quietly revisited Rey Skywalker herself.
A recent Star Wars publication reclarified Rey’s decision to take the Skywalker surname at the end of The Rise of Skywalker, framing it as a deliberate continuation of Luke Skywalker’s legacy rather than a rejection of her Palpatine bloodline.
That detail matters because the upcoming film is expected to follow Rey as she attempts to rebuild the Jedi Order years after the sequel trilogy.
Lucasfilm’s Sequel Trilogy Plans May Be Changing
None of this guarantees production is imminent.
Ridley herself recently downplayed expectations for major news in the near future.
“I don’t know about 2026,” Ridley told USA Today earlier this year. “In the future sometime, yeah.”
Even so, the wider context around Lucasfilm has changed dramatically over the past year.
The studio is now operating under new leadership after Kathleen Kennedy’s departure, with Dave Filoni taking on a far larger creative role inside the franchise.
At the same time, fan demand for sequel trilogy stories has become harder to ignore.
Last year, reports emerged that Adam Driver had spent years developing The Hunt for Ben Solo alongside Steven Soderbergh before the project was ultimately rejected.
To say fans were angry is an understatement. Many pushed for Lucasfilm to reverse the decision, with support campaigns spreading across social media after news of the cancellation surfaced.
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