Untitled Star Wars film ( 2020 ) An untitled " Star Wars " film is scheduled to be released in 2020 . Like 2016 ' s " " and 2018 ' s " " , this film is a stand - alone entry into the saga . A stand - alone film was previously slated to be directed by Josh Trank , from a screenplay by Simon Kinberg . Reports suggested that the film was to center on bounty hunter Boba Fett and was slated for a release in 2018 . Trank left the project , however , following troubles on the set and poor reception of his film " " and Lucasfilm ' s reluctance to continue forward with him as director . Disney later announced that a third stand - alone picture was planned for 2020 , but neither the Boba Fett focus nor Kinberg ' s continued involvement were confirmed . Development . In 2012 , The Walt Disney Company acquired Lucasfilm and began planning the future of the " Star Wars " franchise . They immediately announced their intention to produce the sequel trilogy , and that announcement was soon followed by news of several stand - alone pictures that were not connected to the core Skywalker family saga . This was confirmed by , the chairman and CEO of The Walt Disney Company , on February 5 , 2013 . Iger further stated that there would be at least two stand - alone films , one written by Lawrence Kasdan and another by Simon Kinberg . The first stand - alone ultimately became 2016 ' s " " , while Kasdan wrote a scheduled for release in 2018 . On June 14 , 2014 , it was announced that Kinberg ' s film was to be directed by Josh Trank . Reports have suggested that the film would center on the bounty hunter Boba Fett . Trank and the film , originally meant for a 2018 release , were scheduled to be featured at Celebration Anaheim on April 19 , 2015 , but the convention appearance was cancelled and instead reorganized to focus only on director Gareth Edwards and " Rogue One " . Lucasfilm was reportedly intending to announce the Fett - focused film during the panel , complete with a teaser reel . Shortly thereafter , on May 1 , 2015 , it was announced that Trank had left the project . According to Trank , his involvement with the project ended because he wanted to pursue smaller feature films . Media outlets have reported , however , that the decision was made by Lucasfilm due to the troubled production on Trank ' s critically - panned " " film . Trank had been vocal about wanting to pursue his own vision for " Fantastic Four " and claimed that studio meddling had gotten in the way of that . Although Trank attempted to minimize reports of issues between him and the studio , Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy reportedly did not believe the spin and he was let go from his " Star Wars " film . The 2018 release originally meant for the film has since been given to Kasdan ' s Han Solo picture , directed by Ron Howard . Disney later confirmed that a third stand - alone film would be released in 2020 , though neither the Boba Fett focus nor Kinberg ' s continued involvement were confirmed . Kinberg has continued with Lucasfilm as an executive producer on the television series " Star Wars Rebels " , and has since been tapped to make his directorial debut with 20th Century Fox ' s " " for a November 2 , 2018 release . On August 17 , 2017 , it was reported that an Obi - Wan Kenobi spin - off movie is in the works , with in early talks to direct . Furthermore , it was mentioned that films about Boba Fett and Yoda , respectively , were still being considered for the future .