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A new Skywalker trilogy for Star Wars? Going back to the same family-saga well is a waste of time

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Fri, 02 Oct 2026 10:00:02 UTCUpdated Fri, 02 Oct 2026 10:00:02 UTCOriginal reporting: The Guardian

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Reports that Jon Watts could make a new trilogy about a clan who have already saved and destroyed the galaxy several times over leaves you wishing for a newer world The Skywalkers: who are they exactly?

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Reported by The Guardian and published Fri, 02 Oct 2026 10:00:02 UTC.

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