Benioff And Weiss May Not Write Scripts For All Of Their New ‘Star Wars’ Trilogy
By Ben Pearson/Aug. 15, 2019 1:00 pm EST
A new piece at The Hollywood Reporter wonders if it was wise for Netflix to lock down Benioff and Weiss for a huge five-year, $250 million development deal, and within that article, there’s a fascinating piece of information about their work on the Star Wars franchise:
Again, since the initial announcement from Lucasfilm said the pair would be writing and producing each movie in their “series,” this is the first time we’ve heard that Benioff and Weiss are writing a treatment for three films and may not actually write the scripts for all three entries. It’s never been clear if they’ll direct one of these movies, so that aspect remains as murky as ever.
Sources say the Thrones pair is writing a treatment for a Star Wars trilogy and is committed to penning at least one of the films (the original deal was to write all three). It’s unclear if the duo, who also have another feature for Fox/Disney carved out, will do more than just write for Star Wars.
Earlier this year, a rumor suggested that their apparent trilogy would be set during the time of the Old Republic, hundreds of years before the Skywalker saga. That rumor was never confirmed, but it’s easy to see how it might make sense, given the eight seasons of the vaguely medieval Game of Thrones they just wrapped up.
I could easily envision a situation in which their Netflix deal results in them writing a treatment for a trilogy, the script for one movie, and then handing the reigns to another writer altogether while retaining producer credits on the remaining Star Wars movies that continue their story, but that’s just speculation for now. We’ll let you know as soon as we learn more concrete details.
