Star Wars, which was revealed in 1977 by George Lucas, is among the biggest and most loved productions in history. The universe of the series, which has been popular around the world for many years, continues to expand with the release of comics, series, games and movies.
As it is known, yesterday, the long-awaited Obi-Wan Kenobi series of the series debuted. The production, which will focus on the life of the Obi-Wan character on the planet Tattoine after the movie Revenge of the Sith, and bring Darth Vader to us once again, received good reviews in general. In addition, we shared with you that a new series will be released in which Jude Law will star. Now, there has been another important development regarding the series.
The new Star Wars movie will arrive in 20230, will be directed by Taika Waititi
Lucasfilm, the company behind the series, made new statements about the new Star Wars movie. It has also been announced who will direct the new movie of the series, which appeared with The Rise of Skywalker, which created controversy in 2019.
Accordingly, the new Star Wars movie will be directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Taika Waititi, who directed Marvel’s Thor: Ragnarok and Thor: Love and Thunder movies. It has already been talked about for a long time that Waititi will direct new Star Wars movies. In fact, the New Zealand director had stated in his previous statements that he had already fictionalized the story of the film in his mind. This statement by Lucasfilm also confirmed the rumors. Let’s also add that Waititi is directing an episode of Disney+’s Star Wars series The Mandalorian.
In the statements made by Kathleen Kennedy, the head of the studio, it was also stated that the new film, which is eagerly awaited but for which there is not much data, will be released in 2023. Kennedy also said that they are currently focusing more on the series for the series; however, he added that movies are also of great importance to them.
A lot of new information was shared at the Star Wars Celebration event that took place in the past days. The trailer of the Andor series, which will focus on the Cassian Andor character we saw in the Rogue One movie, was shared, and it was stated that the third season of The Mandalorian and the Ashoka series will be released in 2023. In addition, Star Wars: Jedi Survivor, the sequel to Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order, was officially introduced late yesterday, and the first teaser from the game was released.