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Star Wars announces three new films on the way, with Daisy Ridley to return as Rey

Rey Daisy Ridley Lucasfilm Dave Filoni Sharmeen ObaidChinoy

Daisy Ridley as Rey, with Joonas Suotamo, Oscar Isaac and John Boyega, in — Daisy Ridley as Rey, with Joonas Suotamo, Oscar Isaac and John Boyega, in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Photograph: Lucasfilm/AP

Two new Star Wars films are to go into production, it has been announced, with more details revealed of a third to follow, as the series’ maker Lucasfilm appears to be close to ending the hiatus since the 2019 release of Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker.

Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy made the announcement at a Star Wars Celebration event at the ExCeL centre in London.

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