J.J. Abrams Addresses Star Wars Sequels Not Being Planned In Advance Disney and Lucasfilm’s Star Wars Sequel Trilogy may have earned a combined total of over $4 billion at the box office, but the reception to The Force Awakens, The Rise of Skywalker got increasingly frosty as the films progressed. Episode VII became one of the biggest hits in the history of cinema and largely had the fans on board, easing them back into a galaxy far, far away by introducing a raft of new characters but offering plenty of nostalgia as well, with the narrative more than a little reminiscent of