--- description: Disney confirmed that “Game of Thrones” creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss will write the the first post-Skywalker “Star Wars” project. title: Disney Announces 'Game of Thrones' Creators to Write New 'Star Wars' Project image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta9cb82d070b1182b/698949e84ee2623c0331480b/game-of-thrones-creators-star-wars.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Star Wars topic](/tag/star-wars/) ## Star Wars topic Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Ring the Bells: Disney Confirms _Game of Thrones_ Creators Will Write a New _Star Wars_ Movie by [Anousha Sakoui and Christopher Palmeri / Bloomberg](/author/bloomberg/) ## Anousha Sakoui and Christopher Palmeri / Bloomberg Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 14, 2019 8:05 PM CUT  Creators and executive producers David Benioff, left, and D.B. Weiss pose together at HBO's "Game of Thrones" final season premiere at Radio City Music Hall on Wednesday, April 3, 2019, in New York. Disney confirmed that the “Game of Thrones” creators will write the the first post-Skywalker “Star Wars” project. Creators and executive producers David Benioff, left, and D.B. Weiss pose together at HBO's "Game of Thrones" final season premiere at Radio City Music Hall on Wednesday, April 3, 2019, in New York. Disney confirmed that the “Game of Thrones” creators will write the the first post-Skywalker “Star Wars” project.Evan Agostini—Invision/AP by [Anousha Sakoui and Christopher Palmeri / Bloomberg](/author/bloomberg/) ## Anousha Sakoui and Christopher Palmeri / Bloomberg Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 14, 2019 8:05 PM CUT (Bloomberg) — Walt Disney Co. picked quite a week to confirm that the first post-Skywalker _Star Wars_ installment will be scripted by _Game of Thrones_ creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss. After the last _Game of Thrones_ episode [polarized fans](http://time.com/4913247/game-of-thrones-season-8-premiere-date/ "undefined") with a shock decision from leading character Daenerys Targaryen, Disney Chief Executive Officer Bob Iger announced that the next _Star Wars_ movie would definitely be produced by the duo. The entertainment giant had been vague about who would be taking charge of the next installment, which won’t hit theaters until 2022. “The next movie we produce will be theirs,” Iger said Tuesday at the Moffett Nathanson Media and Communications Summit in New York. “We’re not saying anything more about that.” Disney announced in February 2018 that Benioff and Weiss were working on _Star Wars_, saying they would be crafting a series. But since then, a movie in the franchise bombed and the company decided to take a three-year hiatus from the films after the current “Skywalker” storyline concludes in December. Director Rian Johnson was previously tasked with creating a new trilogy as well, but it’s unclear when those films will come out. ## Poor Reception Putting the _Game of Thrones_ writers in charge of _Star Wars_ now looks like a more controversial decision. This whole season of the HBO show, which wraps up next week, has tested fans with unpopular plot twists and character developments. An anachronistic coffee cup in one scene also gave the impression that the show had become sloppy. The latest episode got positive reviews from a record-low 46% of critics, according to aggregator [Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/game-of-thrones/s08/e05 "undefined"). In fact, every episode this season has received worse reviews than the one before it. Still, ratings have been stronger than ever. The _Star Wars_ franchise isn’t just relying on movies to maintain momentum. Before the 2022 film comes out, there will be two TV shows set in the galaxy: _The Mandalorian_ and a series that Iger described as a prequel to _Rogue One_. There also may be one more live-action show before the next movies come out, Iger said. As for the December 2019 film, _The Rise of Skywalker_, Iger said he hasn’t seen the finished version. “But I’m confident based on the pieces I’ve seen and the script I’ve read that it’ll be extremely popular.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5589232/game-of-thrones-creators-star-wars/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5589232/game-of-thrones-creators-star-wars/"},"headline":"Ring the Bells: Disney Confirms Game of Thrones Creators Will Write a New Star Wars Movie","datePublished":"2019-05-14T20:05:48.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T23:31:24.023Z","description":"“The next movie we produce will be theirs,” Disney CEO Bob Iger said","url":"https://time.com/5589232/game-of-thrones-creators-star-wars/","keywords":["Star Wars topic","Bloomberg","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta9cb82d070b1182b/698949e84ee2623c0331480b/game-of-thrones-creators-star-wars.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Anousha Sakoui and Christopher Palmeri / Bloomberg"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta9cb82d070b1182b/698949e84ee2623c0331480b/game-of-thrones-creators-star-wars.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Creators and executive producers David Benioff, left, and D.B. 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