When news broke on Thursday that Simon Kinberg - best known for being a writer, producer, director or all of the above on much of the "X-Men" franchise - had been hired by Lucasfilm to write and produce a new "Star Wars" trilogy,

Lucasfilm has closed a deal with Simon Kinberg to develop a trilogy of new Star Wars films, which he will write and produce.

It was recently revealed that Lucasfilm and Kathleen Kennedy hired writer, director, and producer Simon Kinberg to write and produce a new Star Wars trilogy. We don’t know what exactly this trilogy will be,

From mutants to Jedis, Simon Kinberg is heading deep into the galaxy. Kinberg has signed a deal to write and produce a new Star Wars trilogy for Lucasfilm. Kathleen Kennedy, president of Lucasfilm, will produce Kinberg’s three movies.

A new report details the thinking behind Simon Kinberg being hired to take charge of a new Star Wars trilogy, including why Lucasfilm thinks he's a good fit and exactly how far along these movies

X-Men' writer Simon Kinberg has been tapped to write and produce a new trilogy of 'Star Wars' films for Lucasfilm.

On top of the previously announced standalone big-screen projects, a new trilogy of Star Wars movies is now in active development at Lucasfilm.

Lucasfilm is finally returning to a galaxy far, far away with development on a new "Star Wars" trilogy from "X-Men" alum Simon Kinberg.

Kinberg is an established presence in the genre space. He had a hand in the Fox X-Men movies, being one of the producers of Logan and the first two Deadpool movies, among many other creative duties. And he is about to go into production on Edgar Wright’s take on Stephen King tale The Running Man for Paramount.

Is this a disturbance in the Force, or at least a new way forward for the “Star Wars” franchise theatrically? Deadline reports that Lucasfilm and Simon Kinberg have a deal set