According to an article by Devin Faraci Disney and the team at Lucasfilm currently led by J.J. Abrams are "going to redefine longform storytelling" as they expand the Star Wars universe in the years ahead.  Faraci says that inside sources have told him, that in contrast to the manner in which George Lucas made his Star Wars films, every detail of the new Disney-produced Star Wars trilogy has been planned out meticulously and the narrative canon will be closely coordinated with the storylines of licensed novels, comics, and cartoons (the coordination of ancillary Star Wars products has been widely reported, see "Lucasfilm Formally Defines Position on the 'Star Wars' Expanded Universe"”).
 
In his article, which appears on the BadassDigest site, Faraci claims to have multiple sources inside Lucasfilm, who have confirmed the creators’ encyclopedic approach to the new trilogy.  The canonical method--meticulously creating a "canonical narrative" for the new trilogy, will according to Faraci, also extend to coordinating this new narrative with licensed Star Wars novels, comics, and cartoons in an effort to make them more relevant: "they’re going to weave this story through cartoons and books and comics, making every piece of side story count.  Star Wars has too long been a central series of movies surrounded by absolutely disposable books, comics and games.  No more.  You won’t have to know that stuff to follow the main story, but if you do know that stuff you’re going to be rewarded."
 
Will this coordinated approach make licensed Star Wars narratives more relevant, and thus more desirable?  Rumors are already floating around that The Inquisitor, the main villain in the new Star Wars: Rebels cartoon series will be related in some manner to a group or class of villains in the upcoming Star Wars: Episode VII (see "'Star Wars Rebels' Launch Plans").