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08.07.2020 - 09:07

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Taika Waititi will write and direct a new Star Wars film, it has been announced. The Jojo Rabbit director, who won an Oscar for adapting the screenplay of the anti-hate satire, will pen the script with 1917 co-writer Krysty Wilson-Cairns.

Waititi, who also directed Thor: Ragnarok, is no stranger to a galaxy far, far away and recently directed the final episode of the first series of The Mandalorian on streaming service Disney+.

The news was announced on May 4, known to fans as Star Wars Day because of its similarity to the popular saying “May the force be with you”.

It was also announced that Russian Doll showrunner Leslye Headland is developing a new untitled Star Wars series for Disney+.

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