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  "id": 10124404,
  "title": "‘Star Wars’: Jon Watts to Direct First Film in New Trilogy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/star-wars-jon-watts-to-direct-first-film-in-new-trilogy",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-27T03:06:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TheWrap",
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    "url": "https://www.thewrap.com/creative-content/movies/star-wars-jon-watts-to-direct-first-film-in-new-trilogy-simon-kinberg/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Jon Watts, known for directing the first three Tom Holland Spider-Man films, has been chosen to direct the inaugural movie in a new \"Star Wars\" trilogy, according to TheWrap. Simon Kinberg, a prolific writer and producer, will collaborate with Watts on the script. Initially, reports suggested that this new trilogy would consist of chapters 10-12 of the Skywalker Saga, following the conclusion of \"Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker\" in 2019. However, some believe it will be a standalone series, akin to the trilogies previously developed by David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, and Rian Johnson for the company. The film is being called a \"new saga.\" Kinberg, who was part of a team working on new projects for Disney after Lucasfilm's acquisition by the company, has experience with \"Star Wars,\" having consulted on J.J. Abrams' \"Star Wars: The Force Awakens\" and co-created the animated series \"Star Wars: Rebels\" with Dave Filoni. Following \"The Rise of Skywalker's\" release, several \"Star Wars\" projects, including a standalone film from Taika Waititi, a movie centered on Rey from the latest trilogy, and a \"Lando\" movie from Donald Glover, have been announced but not yet realized. Lucasfilm did not provide a comment on the matter.",
  "summary": "“The \"Skeleton Crew” filmmaker directs from a script by Simon Kinberg The post ‘Star Wars’: Jon Watts to Direct First Film in New Trilogy appeared first on TheWrap .",
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        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "‘Star Wars’: Jon Watts to Direct Next Movie for Lucasfilm",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/star-wars-jon-watts-to-direct-next-movie-for-lucasfilm",
        "published": "2026-09-27T00:37:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "IGN",
        "title": "Star Wars Nabs Spider-Man Director Jon Watts for First Movie in Disney's New Skywalker Saga Trilogy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/star-wars-nabs-spider-man-director-jon-watts-for-first-movie-in",
        "published": "2026-09-27T01:55:55.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "Jon Watts to Direct Next ‘Star Wars’ Movie",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/jon-watts-to-direct-next-star-wars-movie",
        "published": "2026-09-27T02:04:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "‘Star Wars’ Is Continuing Skywalker Saga With ‘Spider-Man’ Director Jon Watts",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/star-wars-is-continuing-skywalker-saga-with-spider-man-director-jon",
        "published": "2026-09-27T03:07:27.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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