New Star Wars Movie From Taika Waititi Announced

Disney has announced that a new Star Wars movie directed by Thor Ragnarok helm Taika Waititi is in development. In addition, a new Disney+ Star Wars show from Russian Doll writer Leslye Headland is also in the works.

Incoming news from a galaxy far, far away….

Academy Award winner @TaikaWaititi to direct and co-write a new Star Wars feature film for theatrical release; Academy Award nominee Krysty Wilson-Cairns (@WeWriteAtDawn) to co-write screenplay with Waititi: https://t.co/o3Exz8ndy9 pic.twitter.com/Yrt0LQbi7B — Star Wars (@starwars) May 4, 2020

No details have been released about the film's title, plot, characters, or setting within the Star Wars universe, but Disney has stated that Waititi will direct and co-write, and that the film will be released theatrically. Waititi is joined on scripting duties by Krysty Wilson-Cairns, the writer of 1917 and Edgar Wright's upcoming Last Night in Soho. While we don't know anything about what Waititi and Wilson-Cairns' story will explore, we do know that Disney has not ruled out the possibility of new Star Wars films becoming trilogies. Could this be a standalone story, like Rogue One and Solo, or is this the start of a new saga? [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/12/18/star-wars-the-rise-of-skywalker-review"] As for the Disney+ show, Russian Doll writer Leslye Headland will write, executive produce, and act as showrunner. Disney again has offered no details to the actual premise of the project, but does indicate that it is not the Cassian Andor show nor the Obi-Wan Kenobi show. Disney has also provided no release date for the film or show. Last year reports claimed that Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy had found a director for a Star Wars project slated for 2022. Waititi may potentially be that director if the reports line up, however with the COVID-19 pandemic impact on the film industry it's likely that 2022 would no longer the target window. Until further details emerge, however, we can't draw any conclusions as to where this new film sits in Disney's overall Star Wars plan. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Purslow is IGN's UK News and Entertainment Writer. You can follow him on Twitter. 

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