Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Benioff (left) and Weiss will get their own Star Wars film as soon as Game of Thrones ends 
 
 The creators of the Game of Thrones TV series are to make a series of films for the rapidly-expanding Star Wars universe. 
 
 David Benioff and DB Weiss will begin work on Star Wars when Game of Thrones ends in 2019, Lucasfilm announced. 
 
 Little is known about the project. 
 
 But it will develop a story separate from the current series, and also from a trilogy planned by director Rian Johnson, who was behind 2017's The Last Jedi. 
 
 "In the summer of 1977 we travelled to a galaxy far, far away, and we've been dreaming of it ever since," Benioff and Weiss said in a joint statement. 
 
 Game of Thrones, known for its violence and nudity, is markedly different from the more family-friendly Star Wars films. 
 
 But Kathleen Kennedy, president of Lucasfilm, said the pair "are some of the best storytellers working today". 
 
 Some have criticised the announcement, pointing to a lack of diversity among key figures in the Star Wars franchise. 
 
 Since Disney purchased Lucasfilm, and the accompanying rights to Star Wars, it has ramped up production of new additions to the series. 
 
 This year sees the release of spin-off film Solo, the final part of the recent trilogy is due next year, while there are other TV projects planned. 
 
 It is not the first tie-up between Game of Thrones and Star Wars. 
 
 Gwendoline Christie - who plays Brienne of Tarth in the TV franchise - took on the role of Captain Phasma in both The Force Awakens and its sequel, The Last Jedi. 
 
 Her Game of Thrones co-star Emilia Clarke will also play a leading role in Solo. ||||| David Benioff and DB Weiss take charge of films separate from the pre-existing franchise and Rian Johnson’s previously announced trilogy 
 
 Game of Thrones creators David Benioff and DB Weiss will pilot a new Star Wars trilogy. 
 
 The announcement was made on the official site on Tuesday. The films will exist separately from the existing series and the recently announced trilogy to be made by Star Wars: The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson. 
 
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 “David and Dan are some of the best storytellers working today,” said Kathleen Kennedy, Lucasfilm president. “Their command of complex characters, depth of story and richness of mythology will break new ground and boldly push Star Wars in ways I find incredibly exciting.” 
 
 The pair will act as writers and producers of the trilogy. 
 
 “In the summer of 1977 we traveled to a galaxy far, far away, and we’ve been dreaming of it ever since,” Benioff and Weiss said in a joint statement. “We are honored by the opportunity, a little terrified by the responsibility, and so excited to get started as soon as the final season of Game of Thrones is complete.” 
 
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 The films will be added to the long list of upcoming Star Wars adventures yet to be released. Last year saw success for Star Wars: The Last Jedi, which made over $1.3bn at the international box office. Earlier this week the trailer for Ron Howard’s Solo: A Star Wars Story was released. The prequel will be released this May. Rumors also persist of an Obi-Wan Kenobi movie in the works with Billy Elliot director Stephen Daldry in talks to direct. 
 
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 In December 2019, Star Wars: Episode IX will bring Force Awakens director JJ Abrams back to the fold and Rian Johnson’s recently announced trilogy will follow. 
 
 “I’m just in the very beginning of starting to come up with what the new trilogy is going to be,” he said at a press event in Mexico. “What makes me so excited about it, is the idea of doing a new story on the big canvas of three movies in this world. There’s just so much potential and I can’t wait to jump into it.” 
 
 The next season of Game of Thrones will be the last and will premiere in April 2019. The pair had been linked to HBO’s controversial slavery drama Confederate but after a backlash, it was reported last year that the pair “are not actively working on it” at the moment.
– Winter is coming in a galaxy far, far away. Disney and Lucasfilm say the writing and producing duo behind Game of Thrones will begin work on a series of Star Wars movies after the HBO series ends in 2019, the BBC reports. No release dates or other details on the new films from David Benioff and DB Weiss have been announced, though the films will be separate from both the Skywalker saga and the Star Wars trilogy from Last Jedi director Rian Johnson that was announced in November, reports Deadline. "David and Dan are some of the best storytellers working today," Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy said Tuesday. "Their command of complex characters, depth of story, and richness of mythology will break new ground and boldly push Star Wars in ways I find incredibly exciting." Benioff and Weiss will write and produce the new trilogy. "In the summer of 1977 we traveled to a galaxy far, far away, and we've been dreaming of it ever since," they said in a joint statement. "We are honored by the opportunity, a little terrified by the responsibility, and so excited to get started as soon as the final season of Game of Thrones is complete." The new trilogy adds to a rapidly expanding Star Wars universe that also includes Ron Howard's Solo: A Star Wars Story, which has a May 25 release date; JJ Abrams' December 2019 Star Wars: Episode IX; and a rumored Obi-Wan Kenobi movie, the Guardian reports. (Sources say Benioff and Weiss are no longer part of a controversial new HBO show.)