Jon Watts Is Our ‘Star Wars: Episode X’ Director
The next mainline Star Wars movie has a director in Jon Watts. Per the Hollywood Reporter (building off initial reporting from Knight Edge Media), Watts will helm the first installment in what’s said to be a trilogy penned by Simon Kinberg. It’s expected that this set of films will take place post-Rise of Skywalker and continue the Skywalker Saga.
- ▪The next mainline Star Wars movie has a director in Jon Watts.
- ▪Per the Hollywood Reporter (building off initial reporting from Knight Edge Media), Watts will helm the first installment in what’s said to be a trilogy penned by Simon Kinberg.
- ▪It’s expected that this set of films will take place post-Rise of Skywalker and continue the Skywalker Saga.
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The next mainline Star Wars movie has a director in Jon Watts. Per the Hollywood Reporter (building off initial reporting from Knight Edge Media), Watts will helm the first installment in what’s said to be a trilogy penned by Simon Kinberg. It’s expected that this set of films will take place post-Rise of Skywalker and continue the Skywalker Saga. THR further claimed Daisy Ridley’s Rey will feature in this new set of sequels in some capacity, though it’s currently unclear how. At time of writing, this first film hasn’t been greenlit by Disney yet.
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