{
  "id": 10124841,
  "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",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-27T03:07:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/09/star-wars-continuing-skywalker-saga-director-jon-watts-1237114584/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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.\n\nThe 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.\n\nWatts 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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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "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": "TheWrap",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-09-27T03:06:15.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}