By: Dominic Jones
Happy Star Wars Day everybody! In celebration of the annual "May the 4th Be With You" fan event Lucasfilm decided to break some major Star Wars news, announcing both a new theatrical film and a new Disney+ series are in the works.
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| (Via: Star Wars.com. L-R: Wilson-Cairns, Waititi, Headland) |
First, they announced that Taika Waititi will be directing a co-writing, with Krysty Wilson-Cairns, a new theatrical Star Wars film. This will be Waititi's second time directing in the Star Wars galaxy, having previously directed the season one finale of The Mandalorian. His other writing and directing credits include Thor: Ragnarok, Jojo Rabbit (for which he won the Oscar for best adapted screenplay), and Hunt For Wilderpeople. The announcement of Waititi confirms a The Hollywood Reporter report from January. Wilson-Cairns is a newcomer to Star Wars, but her previous credits include the film 1917 and the series Penny Dreadful.
