Disney have reportedly reached out to Taika Waititi, the man who directed the season finale of the smash hit The Mandalorian Season 1, to direct a new feature length Star Wars movie!
According to THR, Waititi has been approached by Disney but further details about how those talks went are currently unknown. It's being speculated that if Taika accepts the offer that he could be directing the currently untitled Star Wars movie Kevin Feige has announced he will be producing. Waititi and Feige have a good working relationship already, having worked together on Thor: Ragnarock.
As we learn more details about Feige's Star Wars movie and Waititi's talks with Disney, we'll keep you posted!
Season 2 of The Mandalorian will arrive this Fall!
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker December 20th, 2019
More about Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (movie)
Approximately a year after the events of The Last Jedi, the remnants of the Resistance face the First Order once again - while reckoning with the past and their own inner turmoil - altogether bringing the Skywalker saga to a definitive end.
Directed by J. J. Abrams, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker's release date is December 20th, 2019.
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