Will Star Wars: The Force Unleashed III ever happen? The first two entries in the Star Wars: The Force Unleashed series were released on PC, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii and handhelds like the PSP and Nintendo DS. The first game was well-received by both fans and critics. The second - the imaginatively-titled Star Wars: The Force Awakens II - released just two years later in 2010, was less of a big seller and widely considered to have been a rushed addition to the franchise.
The two chapters in the Star Wars: The Force Unleashed franchise take place between Emperor Palpatine's prized pupil.
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed fans responded well to the Starkiller character and the ability to use cool Force powers -including dual-wielding lightsabers in the sequel. With it now having been a decade since the last installment, will fans ever see Star Wars: The Force Unleashed III?
Disney Bought Lucasfilm
The major event which occurred to hurt development of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed III was the acquisition of Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens, but unfortunately, that wasn't meant to be.
Witwer had even discussed the storyline for Star Wars: The Force Unleashed III with series writer/producer Haden Blackman. Blackman later told Darth Vader and Starkiller teaming up to combat a new threat from Emperor Palpatine in what would have been more of an open-world setting.
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is No Longer Canon
The Star Wars: The Force Unleashed series was once regarded as canon, but since Disney abandoned all 'Expanded Universe' content the game's storyline now falls under the 'Star Wars: Legends' banner. That said, Sam Witwer himself has recently put the games' status as canon into question.
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed III Probably Won't Happen
The new stewards of the Star Wars games - for better or ill - are Electronic Arts, and in 2019 they released their own third-person Jedi actioner Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order II, as that game's sales climb past 8 million.
