A new “Star Wars” movie is currently in development with director Jon Watts attached.
With the role, Watts joins a list of previous “Star Wars” directors that includes Irvin Kershner, Richard Marquand, J.J. Abrams, Rian Johnson and “Star Wars” creator George Lucas. Released in 2019, Abrams’ “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” is the most recent film in the franchise to debut theatrically.
As previously reported by Variety, Simon Kinberg will pen the script for the film. Kinberg is best known for being a writer, producer and director for the “X-Men” franchise, and was considered a surprising choice at the time of the announcement.
Knight Edge Media first broke the news.
