Now that's a Star Wars movie I'd like to see.

But he needs to do Indiana Jones 5 first because that franchise is just better.[/unpopular opinions]

Hey, V1P2, awesome to have you back!  Let's see, Indiana Jones 5 is set to release in 2020, and STAR WARS in 2019.  It could work.  I mean, he managed to deliver Jurassic Park and Schindler's List in the same year, so I can see this being done.  And it would be awesome to finally have Spielberg, Williams, and STAR WARS all under the same tent, especially for the grand finale.

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He can. Other examples of close proximity films from him are The Post (Dec. 2017)/ Ready Player One (Summer 2018), Amistad (Dec. 1997)/Saving Private Ryan (July 1998), BFG (June 2016)/Bridge of Spies (Dec. 2015), War Horse/Tintin, both second half of 2011. War Horse was filmed while the animators did their thing on Tintin. Saving Private Ryan started filming about two months after Amistad wrapped.

The question is would he really want to? Especially since he wants to film The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara. The only reason we aren't getting that this year is because of casting issues. If Spielberg has found the right person, he may very well want to squeeze that in Before Indy.

It doesn't matter because I suspect Lucasfilm won't ask him. I'm sure they already have someone in mind and already started talking to them. And we will find out who that is shortly. Judging from internet reactions I'm probably one of the few people sad that Trevorrow is no longer on the film, and hoping that Lucasfilm finds an inspired choice to pick up where he left off.

The betting odds seem to be on Rian Johnson, Ron Howard, and J.J. Abrams, in that order.  Ron Howard would probably be the most fitting, being a George Lucas guy.  Plus he was offered to direct Epsiode I.

Yeah, I've noticed that Spielberg has been really interested in the Edgardo Mortara movie.  The last time I've heard about him working so long on a movie it was Lincoln.  Which was awesome.  I definitely look forward to it.  For the record, he was only signed on to direct The Post earlier this year.  That guy is a worker of dreams.

For the record, I'm seriously looking forward to The Post and plan on watching it on December 22, or at an early viewing, even if it requires me to drive quite a ways to see one of its limited releases.  I'm willing to drive up to 700 miles to see it, actually.

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I confess that I'm not suuuuper invested in whoever directs episode 9. I'm just... not invested in Star Wars. But after Safety Not Guaranteed I want to see Trevorrow get more opportunities to make small, original, non franchise films. Yeah Book of Henry was just critically slammed but I still want to see it to form my own opinion.

Assuming all goes according to plan, I'll be here to watch The Post for my Christmas vacation, which is great because not all American films make it over to my (er, "my") country's Cinemark and Spielberg is one of the few directors whose work I want to make the extra effort to see in theaters.

Yeah, of all the projects he's been talking about its kinda odd that he signed on to do The Post out of nowhere. Good for him for picking out the projects that speak to him and inspire him. I'm just gonna say that I really really really really need that Montezuma movie he's talked about in the past. Make that one after Indy please k thanks goodbye.