New York (AFP)

The creators of the series "Game of Thrones" have renounced to make a trilogy "Star Wars", originally scheduled for 2022, a setback for Disney because the duo has preferred to focus on his contract with Netflix.

"The number of hours in a day is limited and we felt we could not do justice to both our + Star Wars + and Netflix projects, so we give up, regretfully," wrote David Benioff and DB Weiss. in a message sent Monday night to several US media.

The trilogy had to be distinct from the adventures of the hero Luke Skywalker and the Jedi dynasty, in the heart of the first three trilogies.

The ninth installment of the "Star Wars" saga, "The Rise of Skywalker", is due out in mid-December.

In addition to the trilogy of the duo of "GoT", another series of three films must be directed by Rian Johnson, the director of the movie "The last Jedi" (2017).

In September, Disney also announced that Marvel studio president Kevin Feige had been asked to prepare another Star Wars feature for Lucasfilm, a Disney subsidiary that runs the sci-fi franchise.

The sequence is even more problematic for Disney that the agreement of the duo with Netflix sealed last August was announced almost 18 months after that with the entertainment giant.

According to several US media, the commitment with the online video platform would cover 5 years and a total of $ 250 million.

Engaged in a war of streaming that promises to thank you, Netflix has already spent huge sums to join the services of big names in television production.

In addition to David Benioff and DB Weiss, he has awarded 300 million dollars (over 5 years) to Ryan Murphy ("Glee", "Pose" and "The People vs. OJ Simpson), but also 150 million dollars (out of 4 years) to Shonda Rhimes ("Gray's Anatomy", "Scandal", "How to Get Away with Murder").

He has also signed a contract with the Obama couple, for an indefinite but probably substantial sum.

The franchise "Star Wars" is a hen with golden eggs for Disney. The four films released by the group since the acquisition of Lucasfilm in 2012, brought in nearly $ 5 billion at the global box office.

After the relative failure of "Solo", in 2018, the CEO of The Walt Disney Company, Bob Iger, announced he wanted to slow down the pace of releases of movies labeled "Star Wars".

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