10 Years Ago Today, Star Wars Made a Promise to Fans (That It Broke Almost Immediately)

Image Courtesy of Lucasfilm When Disney acquired Lucasfilm and announced the development of new Star Wars movies, the studio’s plans went well beyond making a sequel trilogy for the Skywalker Saga. Hoping to turn Star Wars into another Marvel Cinematic Universe, Disney envisioned annual cinematic releases, alternating between mainline Skywalker Saga installments and standalone spinoffs.