Earlier this week we shared a rumor about the future of Star Wars. The rumor was that the next movies would be set 400 years prior to the Skywalker Saga in an era dubbed the “High Republic.” Not only that, but that Project Luminous (a series of writers crafting stories across different mediums) would also be set during this same era of the Star Wars universe.

Today we can share a few more hints that this is all lining up as accurate. One of the writers on Project Luminous, Cavan Scott, released a newsletter online for his fans giving an update on the projects he is working on. One of which was of course Project Luminous, and here is what he said about that.

“Obviously I can’t give you any solid details at the moment (although folks have read far too much into the fact that I’m reading the Darth Bane novels at the moment! That’s just for fun!) I can, however, give you a little glimpse behind the curtain about how we work. The five Luminous authors are in pretty much daily contact, even though we’re scattered across two continents. We have a private discussion forum where we largely ‘meet’, throwing ideas back and forth, and then we have weekly video conferences, which alternate between catch-up with our very own Nick Fury, Lucasfilm’s Michael Siglain and video chats between the five of us to discuss plot points or brainstorm ideas together. I realise that you’d rather know what those plot points are, but unfortunately I would be hunted down like Sithspawn if I revealed anything more before the official announcement, but I promise that as soon as I can I will fire some info out to you. While you wait why not check out this week’s Rise of Kylo Ren comic by my Luminous co-conspirator Charles, out today!”

There is not much here to indicate the High Republic, though it does offer a glimpse into Project Luminous and some hints that details will start hitting soon. However, the comic itself does mention the High Republic. You can check out a screen shot of this panel below.

Now, it is, of course, possible that this is just a coincidence. However, considering the rumors have come from sources that have got a lot of Star Wars scoops right in the past, and then this first official mention of the High Republic period makes me think this is genuine.

So for now, it looks like the future of Star Wars is going to be the past, around 400 years into the past. Since we don’t know a lot of canonical information from this period, this could be a fun new way for Disney to make Star Wars stories, and at least they won’t be taking a dump on the original trilogy this far back, which is perhaps a good thing moving forward.

What do you think of all this, coincidence, or more evidence that the rumors were right, and the High Republic era is where we are about to spend a lot of time when it comes to Star Wars? Share your thoughts below in the usual spot.

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