Game of Thrones creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss are making a new set of Star Wars films
News was announced by Disney and Lucasfilm
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Your support makes all the difference.Game of Thrones creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss will be writing and producing their own Star Wars films.
The news that Benioff and Weiss would be joining the Star Wars galaxy was announced on Tuesday by Disney and Lucasfilm.
In a statement about the creators' new endeavour, Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy said, “David and Dan are some of the best storytellers working today. Their command of complex characters, depth of story and richness of mythology will break new ground and boldly push Star Wars in ways I find incredibly exciting.”
The duo's movies will be separate entities from Rian Johnson's forthcoming trilogy and the Skywalker films.
“In the summer of 1977 we travelled to a galaxy far, far away, and we’ve been dreaming of it ever since,” Benioff and Weiss together in a statement. “We are honoured by the opportunity, a little terrified by the responsibility, and so excited to get started as soon as the final season of Game of Thrones is complete.”
The news of Game of Thrones and Star Wars colliding already has fans in upheaval on Twitter.
One user said they're "equally unexcited about the Game of Thrones guys getting a Star Wars trilogy as I am excited about Rian Johnson getting one."
Another user said, "So the rape-y Game of Thrones bros are now going to add some racism and assault to Star Wars?"
Other people were open to the idea of the Game of Thrones creators taking on their new role.
One user was hoping the news was a sign Confederate wouldn't be coming out.
The news of Benioff and Weiss' involvement with Star Wars puts their status as show runners on the divisive HBO slave drama Confederate in flux.
Benioff and Weiss were supposed to be show runners in the series with Nichelle Tramble Spellman (Justified, The Good Wife) and Malcolm Spellman (Empire), who are also acting as writers.
Confederate, which chronicles an alternate reality where the Southern states seceded from the Union and slavery is an every day construct, was already deemed controversial.
It was set to premiere in 2018 or 2018 after the Game of Thrones creators finished up the final season of the series, but it was delayed, so there's no word on what will happen to Confederate.
No release dates for the new Star Wars projects have been announced yet.
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