‘Star Wars’ Is Continuing Skywalker Saga With ‘Spider-Man’ Director Jon Watts
After eight years and countless entries in the expanding onscreen universe, Star Wars is revisiting the Skywalker family with its next project. Deadline can confirm that Lucasfilm has tapped Skeleton Crew co-creator Jon Watts (director of Spider-Man: Homecoming, Spider-Man: Far From Home and Spider-Man: No Way Home) to helm the first installment in a new […]
Lucasfilm has chosen Jon Watts, known for directing the Spider-Man trilogy starring Tom Holland, to helm the first movie in a new Star Wars trilogy. This new series will continue the Skywalker Saga, according to Deadline and IGN.
The new films are being written by Simon Kinberg, who has worked on Star Wars: Rebels and Mr. and Mrs. Smith. Details about the story are scarce, but IGN reports that Daisy Ridley's character, Rey Skywalker, will play a role.
Watts was also involved in creating Skeleton Crew. He is currently set to direct only the first movie of the new trilogy, with no official green light given yet, although the project is reportedly further along than most other Star Wars developments.
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