Taika Waititi Eyed To Direct New ‘Star Wars’ Movie

Thor: Ragnarok director Taika Waititi is currently being eyed to helm a future Star Wars movie.

After directing one of the best episodes of The Mandalorian, Taika Waititi is being eyed to direct an upcoming Star Wars film. According to The Hollywood Reporter, there is no word on if it’s the film being released in 2022, Kevin Feige’s film or if it’s an entirely new film. It’s doubtful to be the 2022 film as Taika Waititi has his hands full with 2021’s Thor: Love and Thunder.

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Taika Waititi recently directed the finale of Disney+’s Star Wars series, The Mandalorian. Here is the official synopsis for The Mandalorian:

After the stories of Jango and Boba Fett, another warrior emerges in the Star Wars universe. The Mandalorian is set after the fall of the Empire and before the emergence of the First Order. We follow the travails of a lone gunfighter in the outer reaches of the galaxy far from the authority of the New Republic.

The Mandalorian stars Pedro Pascal, Gina Carano, Giancarlo Esposito, Emily Swallow, Carl Weathers, Omid Abtahi, Werner Herzog, and Nick Nolte. The Disney Plus series was written by Jon Favreau, who also serves as an executive producer alongside Dave Filoni, Kathleen Kennedy, and Colin Wilson. Karen Gilchrist is also on board as a co-executive producer.

Dave Filoni directed the first episode of Star Wars series and additional episodes were be helmed by Thor: Ragnarok director Taika Waititi, Jurassic World star Bryce Dallas Howard, Dope director Rick Famuyiwa, and Jessica Jones director Deborah Chow.

The Mandalorian is now available exclusively on Disney+.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter