<Tr> <Th> Untitled third anthology film </Th> <Td> 2020 </Td> <Td> James Mangold </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> James Mangold & Simon Kinberg </Td> <Td> Simon Kinberg </Td> </Tr> <P> The main storyline of Star Wars is composed of three trilogies, released out of sequence . This are the original (1977 - 1983), prequel (1999 - 2005) and sequel trilogies (2015 - 2019). The first two trilogies were released on three year intervals, while the sequel in two year intervals . Each storyline of each trilogy focuses on a different generation of the Skywalker family, whom is strong with The Force . The prequel trilogy focuses on Anakin Skywalker, the original trilogy on Anakin's son Luke Skywalker . In the sequel trilogy the antagonist is Kylo Ren (who is Ben Solo, the son of Anakin's daugther, Luke's nephew and Anakin's grandson) while the hero protagonist instead is given to Rey, a female character unrelated to the Skywalker family . </P> <P> In 1971, Lucas signed a contract with Universal Studios to direct two films . He intended one of them to be a space opera; however, knowing film studios were skeptical about the genre, Lucas decided to direct his other idea first, American Graffiti, a coming - of - age story set in the 1960s . In 1973, Lucas started work on his second film's script draft of The Journal of the Whills, a space opera telling the tale of the training of apprentice CJ Thorpe as a "Jedi - Bendu" space commando by the legendary Mace Windy . After Universal rejected the film, 20th Century Fox decided to invest in it . On April 17, 1973, Lucas felt frustrated about his story being too difficult to understand, so he began writing a 13 - page script with thematic parallels to Akira Kurosawa's The Hidden Fortress; this draft was renamed The Star Wars . By 1974, he had expanded the script into a rough draft screenplay, adding elements such as the Sith, the Death Star, and a protagonist named Annikin Starkiller . Numerous subsequent drafts evolved into the script of the original film . </P> <P> Lucas insisted that the movie would be part of a 9 - part series and negotiated to retain the sequel rights, to ensure all the movies would be made . Tom Pollock, then Lucas' lawyer writes: "So in the negotiations that were going on, we drew up a contract with Fox's head of business affairs Bill Immerman, and me . We came to an agreement that George would retain the sequel rights . Not all the (merchandising rights) that came later, mind you; just the sequel rights . And Fox would get a first opportunity and last refusal right to make the movie ." Lucas was offered $50,000 to write, another $50,000 to produce, and $50,000 to direct the film . Later the offer was increased . American Graffiti cast member Harrison Ford had given up on acting and become a carpenter whom Lucas hired for his home renovations, until Lucas decided to cast him as Han Solo within his film . </P>

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