Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II that Lucasfilm was considering the development of "Star Wars: The Force Unleashed III" for the next generation video game consoles PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Wii U. However, after LucasArts was closed by The Walt Disney Company due to the purchase of Lucasfilm, "The Force Unleashed III" was cancelled among other planned "Star Wars" video games, like "Star Wars 1313". In November 2015, one month before the release of "", Blackman revealed that "The Force Unleashed III" would have been more open-world and seen Starkiller and Darth Vader team-up to fight a new threat from Emperor Palpatine. Star Wars: The
Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire the job after writing the novelizations of "The Mask" for Bantam, and "Aliens" based upon graphic novels by Dark Horse Comics, which had been licensed by Lucasfilm to create "Star Wars" comics. In addition to the original "Star Wars" trilogy, Perry read the first spin-off novel in the franchise, "Splinter of the Mind's Eye", to get an idea of how to write for Vader. A prequel novel was planned, to be written by author Charles Grant, but was cancelled due to a Lucasfilm Licensing move from Bantam to Del Rey Books. The comic book emphasizes the destiny of Boba Fett