There are a lot of interesting tidbits in this piece at The Hollywood Reporter.
...Star Wars at its core has been the original George Lucas movies. And nothing has been codified or been made more canonical in modern times than those three movies. To filmmakers and executives, the first trilogy is the Old Testament.
“You’re being asked to create the new New Testament,” adds one source who worked on previous movies. “And no one can agree on anything and there’s a lot of second guessing about meanings.”
That's a great take, one that I wish had been internalized by the people in charge of the last trilogy. I'm not positive that it's Kathleen Kennedy—who frequently gets the blame—but she's certainly the name at the top, so negative credit where it's due. The article says this about her:
Star Wars movie development has been under scrutiny for several years, with Lucasfilm head Kathleen Kennedy taking fire for not developing meaningful characters beyond those first created by Lucas prior to the sale to Disney in 2012 for $4 billion. And if the franchise looks forward in its canon timeline, all those beloved characters — Luke, Leia, Vader, Obi-Wan, Yoda and Han — are dead or had their storylines wrapped in prequels or spinoffs. Rey, created in the post-Lucas era, is arguably the only entity with currency on the big screen now. “The closet is a little bare,” says another source.
I'd say the closet shouldn't have been stocked with the characters from the Lucas movies—this last trilogy needed to wrap up their story. The disappointment lies in the characters left at the end of the nine, with Rey being the only one of any interest to me. Speaking of Rey...
...Rey, the scavenger turned Jedi played by Daisy Ridley in the last three episode movies, is key to the franchise’s next turn. That potentially puts Kinberg’s trilogy story development, as early in its conceptual stages as it may be, on a collision course with the Rey stand-alone movie that is actively in the works with director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy. ... While insiders dispute the notion that there is a battle for Rey, there definitely is internal deliberation within Lucasfilm as to what do with the heir to Skywalker next. “She is the most valuable cinematic asset, in some ways maybe the only one, Star Wars has right now,” one source close to the franchise tells THR. (Pedro Pascal’s Mandalorian and the Yoda-like Grogu are Disney+ creations and will have their big-screen power tested with a feature directed by Jon Favreau, releasing in 2026.)
I'd be interested in seeing the continuation of Rey's story, although I'd like for it to be a real break from the Skywalker saga. I think seeing her trying to "bring balance to the Force" or otherwise start a new story could be fun. That said, I'd like to see some new blood come in to Disney in order to bring balance to the Star Wars franchise. It's just been too inconsistent under Kennedy.
‘Star Wars’ Movies’ Race for Rey, and the Future of the Franchise on the Big Screen
The scavenger turned Jedi played by Daisy Ridley in the last three episode movies is key to the space opera's next turn.