OMG more Star Wars movies are on the way, this time from the 'Game of Thrones' creators

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OMG more Star Wars movies are on the way, this time from the 'Game of Thrones' creators
David Benioff and D. B. Weiss Credit: Alberto E. Rodriguez / Getty Images

At this point, it shouldn't be a surprise to hear that more Star Wars movies are on the way.

But you might be delighted to learn who they're coming from.

Disney has just announced that David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, creators of Game of Thrones, will write and produce a new series of Star Wars movies.

Their films will not be part of the Skywalker saga (i.e., the movies that have "Episode" in the title). Nor will it be part of the Star Wars series currently in the works from Last Jedi writer-director Rian Johnson.

Benioff and Weiss gushed about their new jobs in a statement.

In the summer of 1977 we traveled to a galaxy far, far away, and we’ve been dreaming of it ever since. 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.

Meanwhile, Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy praised her own great decision-making, calling the pair "some of the best storytellers working today."

Sounds great to us – so long as they don't take this opportunity to lop off Rey's head or murder Poe and Finn at their own wedding or something.

Hmm. On second thought, maybe we should be as terrified as they are.

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Angie Han

Angie Han is the Deputy Entertainment Editor at Mashable. Previously, she was the managing editor of Slashfilm.com. She writes about all things pop culture, but mostly movies, which is too bad since she has terrible taste in movies.

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