‘Star Wars’ Film From Damon Lindelof Brings on ‘Ms. Marvel’ Director – Deadline

EXCLUSIVE: Following months of hypothesis, Deadline is now listening to from a number of sources near the venture that not solely is Damon Lindelof creating a brand new Star Wars movie for Lucasfilm however that Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy has been set as director. Lindelof is co-writing the venture, although it’s unknown right now who his writing associate is perhaps. Insiders say the script continues to be being written which implies manufacturing is probably going far out. That mentioned, sources add it was essential to Lucasfilm and Lindelof {that a} director be introduced on in order that particular person’s personal imaginative and prescient for the place they see this story headed will get included within the script.

Lucasfilm and reps for Obaid-Chinoy couldn’t be reached for remark.

As for what the movie is definitely centered on, that can stay a underneath wraps as this venture stays considered one of extra guarded secrets and techniques in all of Hollywood. As for after we will see this movie, whereas it nonetheless appears a methods off, the sensation is given how pro-active execs had been find a director for this movie, that this Star Wars function appears to have essentially the most momentum out of all all of the movies at the moment in improvement on the studio. 2019’s Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker was the final movie to bow in theaters with the studio specializing in its TV initiatives over current years since then. That mentioned they’ve numerous movies in improvement together with this one and Lucasfilm has been fairly clear they need to make sure that the following collection of movies has a narrative they’re proud of and don’t see a must rush out that subsequent franchise.

As for Obaid-Chinoy, the highly-sought after director continues to construct on her sturdy ties with Disney after efficiently directing a number of episodes of Ms. Marvel for Marvel Studios. Greatest recognized for guiding her Oscar-winning documentary shorts Saving Face and A Lady within the River, The Value of Forgiveness, the Oscar and Emmy-winning director additionally just lately dedicated to directing Paramount’s adaptation of Brilliance which is being developed as a starring Automobile for Will Smith.

She is repped by CAA and Fox Rothschild.