Star Wars Episode 10 - Will It Ever Happen?

Daisy Ridley's "untitled Rey Skywalker film" is still in pre-production, and yet rumors are still swirling that it may indeed turn out to be "Star Wars: Episode X." At face value, this makes perfect sense — Rey was the undisputed lead of the sequel trilogy, and seemed poised to carry the torch of the franchise forward, at least in some capacity. Unfortunately, statements made by Ridley make the project sound less like a mainline "Star Wars" film and more like a standalone "Star Wars Story."

Ridley told Collider in 2023 that she had yet to read a script for the upcoming film, but cryptically added, "It's not what I expected, but I'm very excited." At the time, Ridley had only been briefed on the general storyline for the film, which was apparently enough to catch her off-guard. Despite this, she's unaware of any plans for this solo outing to kick-start a new trilogy. "I know the storyline for one film," she said. "That's not to say that that's all it is, but that's what I was told about."

This untitled film will be written by Steven Knight and directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, her first live-action feature film project after directing two episodes of the Disney+ series "Ms. Marvel." Would Rey Skywalker be a part of "Episode X" if and/or when it gets greenlit? Almost definitely. But does that necessarily mean this film is set to be the start of the next main trilogy? Right now, we're leaning toward "no."