Damon Lindelof Calls Axed ‘Star Wars’ Script a ‘True Labor of Love’
variety.comMarc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor Welcome to this week’s “Just for Variety.” In his first comments since it was revealed that he and Justin Britt-Gibson are no longer writing the script for director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy’s “Star Wars” movie, Damon Lindelof tells me the project was a “true labor of love.” “Peaky Blinders” creator Steven Knight is now penning the script. “The movie is still happening, but unfortunately not with me,” Lindelof said at the premiere of “Mrs.
Davis,” the offbeat Peacock dramady he is shepherding with showrunner Tara Hernandez. “I wish them all the best of luck.
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy is an incredible director, and I can’t wait to see what she comes up with.” As for “Mrs. Davis,” it is one heck of a ride.
I’ve watched the first two episodes and it is completely bonkers, twisted and so much fun. Betty Gilpin stars as a nun searching for the Holy Grail while battling a mysterious AI.
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