'Star Wars' movie in 2022 will come from 'Game of Thrones' creators

"Game of Thrones" creator/executive producers David Benioff, left, and D. B. Weiss. Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File

"Game of Thrones" creator/executive producers David Benioff, left, and D. B. Weiss. Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File

Published May 16, 2019

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Los Angeles - After the Skywalker saga

concludes in December, Walt Disney Co's next venture

into the "Star Wars" galaxy will come from the creators of HBO's

global hit "Game of Thrones," the company's chief executive said

on Tuesday.

Disney announced last week that it had scheduled "Star Wars"

movies for December 2022, 2024 and 2026 but did not reveal any

other details. Those will be the first "Star Wars" films after

"Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" in December 2019.

Speaking at an investor conference on Tuesday, Chief

Executive Bob Iger confirmed that the 2022 film would come from

David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, the creators of medieval fantasy

series "Game of Thrones." He did not provide any other details.

Disney has said the series will tell a story separate from

the Skywalker saga that began with the original 1977 "Star Wars"

film.

The company also has announced a separate "Star Wars"

trilogy in the works by "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" director Rian

Johnson. No release date has been unveiled.

Reuters

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