Three new feature films set in the universe of “Star Warsare in the works, including one set 15 years following the last trilogy, where British actress Daisy Ridley will reprise the role of Rey, LucasFilm announced Friday at a convention in London.
Each will be held at a different time, explained Kathleen Kennedy, the president of the studio acquired by Disney in 2012, before welcoming their directors to the “Star Wars Celebration“. Following “L’Ascension de Skywalker” (2019) has thus been entrusted to the Pakistani director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy (“Miss Marvel“). Oscar winner twice for documentaries (short category) denouncing violence once morest women, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy will become the first woman at the helm of a film in the legendary franchise, since its creation by George Lucas in 1977. This status was to go to the director of “Wonder Woman 1984“, Patty Jenkins, but her film “Rogue Squadron“, announced in 2020 for 2023 by Disney, seems to have been shelved, as the American magazine Variety announced in March. Already at the helm of Indiana Jones’ fifth opus, LucasFilm’s other cult brand, James Mangold will retrace as for him in his feature film the apparition of the Jedi, specified Kathleen Kennedy and Dave Filoni (“The Mandalorian“, “Ahsoka“), a regular in the galaxy far, far away, “will orchestrate the escalation of war between the remnants of the Empire“and the New Republic, she added. These announcements were warmly welcomed by the approximately 5,000 fans in the audience, deprived of a film from their favorite saga in theaters since 2019.
