New 'Star Wars' Movie and Disney+ Series Announced on May the 4th Day
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- Last Updated: Monday, 04 May 2020 13:10
- Written by Lupe R Haas
Given the fanfare around Disney+'s "The Mandalorian" and the polarizing response to the spin-offs based on popular characters, expect the new film to be focus on a relatively unknown character from the STAR WARS universe. The New Zealander will be co-writing the script with 1917's Oscar® nominee Krysty Wilson-Cairns.
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The JOJO RABBIT writer/director dipped his toe in the STAR WARS universe by directing an episode of "The Mandalorian," and no doubt that experience convinced Disney he was right person to launch the next phase of STAR WARS on the big screen.
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The announcement did not include any descriptions or plots for the new STAR WARS-themed properties nor the release dates. However, the new series may take a back seat in production since the highly-anticipated series based on Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) from ROGUE ONE and Ewan McGregor's return as Obi-Wan Kenobi have yet to go into production.
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Disney also dropped an announcement of a new series with Emmy® nominee Leslye Headland as the show runner. The press release was also vague in the direction of the new show.
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Read the full press release below.
ACADEMY AWARD® WINNER TAIKA WAITITI TO DIRECT ANDCO-WRITE NEW “STAR WARS” FEATURE FILM FOR THEATRICAL RELEASE;
OSCAR® NOMINEE KRYSTY WILSON-CAIRNS TO CO-WRITE SCREENPLAY WITH WAITITI
Emmy® Nominee Leslye Headland Developing New Untitled “Star Wars” Series for Disney+
Academy Award® winner Taika Waititi, who recently won Best Adapted Screenplay for “Jojo Rabbit” and directed the widely-acclaimed first season finale episode of “The Mandalorian” on Disney+, will direct and co-write a new “Star Wars” feature film for theatrical release. Joining Waititi on the screenplay will be Academy Award nominee Krysty Wilson-Cairns (“1917,” “Last Night in Soho”), who received a BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film of the Year on the three-time Oscar®-winning film, “1917.”
In addition, Emmy®-nominated writer Leslye Headland (“Russian Doll,” “Bachelorette”) is currently developing a new untitled “Star Wars” series for Disney+. Headland will write, executive produce, and serve as showrunner for the in-development series, which adds to a growing list of “Star Wars” stories for Disney’s streaming platform including “The Mandalorian,” now in post-production on season 2, and two other previously ordered series: one based on Cassian Andor prior to the events of “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” and another following the adventures of Obi-Wan Kenobi between “Revenge of the Sith” and “A New Hope.”
The release date for Waititi’s project has not yet been announced, while Headland’s project is in development. For breaking news, check out: StarWars.com.