It has been confirmed that Taika Waititi will direct a new, original Star Wars movie for theatrical distribution. The Thor: Ragnarok and Hunt For The Wilderpeople helmer will direct the film for Lucasfilm/Disney after directing the season finale of The Mandalorian on Disney+.
The Taika Waititi Star Wars film news was posted on StarWars.com on 4th May, the official Star Wars day across the galaxy.The saga’s official site also said that Krysty Wilson-Cairns (1917, Last Night in Soho), who received a BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film of the Year on the three-time Oscar-winning film, 1917, will also come on board to write the screenplay with Waititi.News also comes in that Leslye Headland (Russian Doll, Bachelorette) is also developing
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