Untitled Star Wars film (Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy)

An upcoming live-action Star Wars film helmed by director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy is in development. It will feature Jedi Master Rey Skywalker (played by Daisy Ridley) as she builds a new Jedi Order after the events of the 2019 sequel trilogy film, . The screenplay will be written by George Nolfi, replacing Steven Knight, who in turn replaced the writing duo Damon Lindelof and Justin Britt-Gibson.
==Plot==
Fifteen years after the Battle of Exegol, in the New Jedi Order Era, Jedi Master Rey Skywalker builds a new Jedi Order. However, her efforts are opposed by rising powers that aim to destroy the new Order.
==Development==
===Initial reports===
On March 14, 2022, The Ankler reported that Damon Lindelof was working as a writer on a new Star Wars film. On May 26, while at Celebration Anaheim, Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy confirmed that future films in the Star Wars franchise would take place after the events of the sequel trilogy, saying "[the sequel era] is what we talk a lot about in terms of where we're going with our movies, and just how far out from that we'll go. That's very much the space we're concentrating on." On October 23, Deadline reported that Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy had boarded the project to direct Lindelof's script. The next day, on October 24, The Hollywood Reporter reported that Justin Britt-Gibson joined Lindelof as a co-writer on the project after Lucasfilm held a "secret writers room" for two weeks in July with various creative figures present. The report also claimed that the project would be set after the events of .
On December 2, Daisy Ridley visited Lucasfilm headquarters for a meeting with Kathleen Kennedy. Ridley denied on social media that the meeting was for any future projects, but later admitted in a November 2023 Hollywood Reporter interview that she had been offered a role in the film at that meeting. Ridley at first had thought the meeting would indeed simply be a breakfast, only for Kennedy to pitch it during the meeting. After thinking over the idea and learning of the planned story, Ridley decided the film was something she wanted to do.
On March 22, 2023, Variety reported that Lindelof and Britt-Gibson departed the project a month prior in February and that Steven Knight was hired to rewrite the story. On April 18, Lindelof officially commented on his departure from the project, saying that for him, the project was a "true labor of love." He also wished the film's creative team the best of luck. On April 28, Lindelof elaborated, stating he worked extensively on the project and was then asked to leave.
===Official reveal===
At Celebration Europe on April 7, 2023, much of the priorly reported information was officially confirmed by Lucasfilm. Alongside the announcement of two other films, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy was officially confirmed as director and the project was confirmed to take place after the events of The Rise of Skywalker. Furthermore, Daisy Ridley was formally announced to be reprising her role as Rey Skywalker in the film and appeared on-stage. In an interview after the panel, Kathleen Kennedy confirmed that the film had been in development for several years and that Steven Knight was writing the current iteration of the script, which was due to be handed in within six weeks. The positive response to her return warmed Ridley's heart and made her emotional.
On April 13, This Week! in Star Wars confirmed that the film would take place fifteen years after The Rise of Skywalker. On April 20, Obaid-Chinoy revealed that the film would be the next Star Wars film to release. On November 21, in an interview with Collider, Daisy Ridley commented that she thought the story for the film was "really cool" and that the film was not what she expected, but she is nonetheless very excited to work on the film. Ridley also revealed that she was not approached for a part in the film until after February 2023.
===Continued interviews and reports===
As of January 2024, as established on January 16, Lucasfilm confirmed the film was still in development and that they were waiting on the latest draft from Steven Knight. Indeed, Ridley herself stated in a January 12-published interview that she was happy to return to the Star Wars universe, describing the forthcoming film as a fantastic exploration and cool continuation of the universe. She further remarked in an interview with Variety, published on January 24, that Sharmeen had given her a rundown of the entire story, which had helped convince her to join the project in the first place; according to Ridley, Sharmeen's idea was "cool as shit" and "worthwhile." When asked how Sharmeen's status as the first female Star Wars director would change the series, Ridley answered that she did not know the answer, but that she was excited to work with someone whose documentaries and story pitch she loved. She further noted that she did not know "what or who is who" in the film when asked a question in regards to her sequel trilogy co-stars Adam Driver, John Boyega, and Oscar Isaac.
As noted by Inverse, Ridley also did not rule out returning to Star Wars once again in a hypothetical sequel. Ridley talked about the positive emotions she felt returning to Star Wars with Collider on January 31, 2024. In October of 2024, Puck News and Variety reported that Steven Knight had exited the project, with Deadline further reporting Lucasfilm was actively searching for new writers. Nonetheless, Ridley stated on an October 25th episode of the Happy Sad Confused podcast that news about the film was imminent, even hinting that she had already seen something about its next stages, and told USA Today on November 4 that Rey's future was exciting and forthcoming. On January 24, 2025, The Hollywood Reporter reported that George Nolfi had joined the film as the fourth writer attached to the project, and Ridley responded by posting the article's title to her Instagram page. Nolfi confirmed his involvement on the film on February 3 in an interview with Film Stories.
==Release==
On April 20, 2023, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy announced that this would be "the next Star Wars film. On January 9, 2024, however, it was announced that The Mandalorian and Grogu would in fact be the next film to be released.
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Category:Canon films