Taika Waititi To Helm, Co-Write New 'Star Wars'' Movie

It seems the force is really strong with this one.

After the success of the recent “Star Wars” movie “The Rise Of Skywalker,” the franchise is going to take a much-needed break to come up with some new ideas on how to take the franchise to a more promising direction, and it looks like the decision on rebuilding the series has finally been made.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Taika Waititi, famous for directing Marvel’s “Thor: Ragnarok,” is all set to direct and co-write the upcoming “Star Wars” movie. In addition, scriptwriter Krysty Wilson-Cairns has been tapped to write the story with the “Jojo Rabbit” helmer.

Wilson-Cairns is known for writing the screenplay for movies like “1917” and “Last Man In Soho.” She has also written nine episodes of the hit TV series “Penny Dreadful.”

No release date has been announced so far, and it will be interesting to see what new flavor Waititi and Wilson-Cairns are bringing to one of the greatest movie franchises of all time.

The news of Waititi directing the upcoming “Star Wars” movie first came to light in January 2020 when Variety reported that the Academy Award-winning filmmaker is in negotiations to develop a new “Star Wars” film.

Waititi is no stranger to the world of the highly successful sci-fi fantasy series. Waititi directed the final episode of season one of “The Mandalorian.” The series turned out to be a massive hit for Disney and Waititi was praised for his directing skills in the season finale episode.

However, in February, he made it clear that he has not been approached to direct the “Star Wars” movie and no conversations had taken place. Nevertheless, social media was abuzz with the idea of Waititi directing the movie at the time.

A lot of filmmakers have been tapped to direct a “Star Wars” movie in the recent times. In 2017, it was reported that Rian Johnson was also tasked to develop a new “Star Wars” trilogy after his movie “The Last Jedi” became a massive hit. But last year, the “Knives Out” director revealed that Lucasfilm was still working on the timeline of the movie.

“The truth is they are still figuring out their schedule, their game plan,” Johnson said at that time.