It wasn’t that long ago (uh, April) that fresh from disappointment over Solo’s box office, Disney’s Bob Iger announced they would “…take a pause, some time, and reset,” when fears of “franchise fatigue” had pundits worrying there might actually be too much Star Wars product. Today, Disney made their first big announcement since the Fox merger, revealing a wide slate of opening dates stretching out into the future – prominently featuring more Star Wars. Beginning in 2021, Disney will use the pre-Christmas holiday weekend to stagger between new Star Wars and Avatar films, now scheduled through 2027. Here’s the breakdown:
- December 17, 2001 - Avatar 2
- December 16, 2022 - Untitled Star Wars
- December 22, 2023 - Avatar 3
- December 20, 2024 - Untitled Star Wars
- December 19, 2025 - Avatar 4
- December 18, 2026 - Untitled Star Wars
- December 17, 2027 - Avatar 5
We don’t know what the content of these new Star Wars films will be, but given that they’re announcing three films, it’s not too big of a stretch to posit that these will consist of the new trilogy films from Game of Thrones’ showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, rumored to take place during the Old Republic timeline.
This likely means two things: Disney is very happy with what they’ve seen in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, and are confident of a smashing audience reception. Perhaps even more telling, while there’s still a fair amount of skepticism about the need for an Avatar sequel (not to mention four of them), something director James Cameron has revealed has Disney feeling bold enough to declare a massive long-term relationship.
Our holiday seasons are going to have a distinctly sci-fi vibe for the foreseeable future!
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