With all of the current deal with the Disney+ streaming sequence, it’s straightforward to neglect that there are nonetheless precise Star Wars films within the pipeline too. Rian Johnson’s mooted trilogy appears to have gone away for now, however Taika Waititi has a yet-to-be-named movie creating and Patty Jenkins remains to be engaged on Rogue Squadron. And now, as reported by Deadline… there may be one other. As has lengthy been rumoured, Misplaced and The Leftovers author/producer Damon Lindelof is now confirmed to be writing a brand new Star Wars screenplay, and Ms Marvel’s Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy is already hooked up to direct.

Lindelof is considered co-writing the highest secret movie, though we don’t but know who he’s co-writing with. There’s additionally no element but of what this movie will likely be – however Kathleen Kennedy has instructed that future movies will doubtless keep on with the tough period of the sequel trilogy.

It’s fascinating, then, {that a} director must be hooked up this early within the course of, however Deadline’s sources say that Lucasfilm and Lindelof felt it was essential to contain a director and acquire their inventive enter proper from the start. That’s definitely an try to move off the “inventive variations” which have plagued the theatrical movies in recent times: Colin Trevorrow and Phil Lord & Christopher Miller respectively give up The Rise of Skywalker and Solo, creating some unfavourable publicity once they lastly reached screens. Lucasfilm will likely be hoping that, with Obaid-Chinoy aboard this early to steer the challenge her personal method, that individual historical past will not repeat itself.