"Spider-Man" Director Jon Watts to Direct Next Entry Into the Skywalker Saga
Simon Kinberg is writing the trilogy, and Disney has not yet greenlit the first film, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
- On Saturday, The Hollywood Reporter reported that Director Jon Watts will helm the first film in a new Star Wars trilogy, with screenwriter Simon Kinberg currently writing the series.
- The project remains in development and has not yet been greenlit by Disney, though it is reportedly further along than most other Star Wars films currently in development.
- Watts previously directed the Tom Holland Spider-Man trilogy and co-created Skeleton Crew, while Kinberg wrote and co-created Star Wars Rebels, establishing both as experienced franchise collaborators.
- Daisy Ridley's Rey Skywalker is expected to appear in the new films, which follow Shawn Levy's Star Wars: Starfighter arriving May 28, 2027.
- The Skywalker Saga continues in this new series, which follows The Rise of Skywalker and is intended as the next chapter in the decades-old franchise narrative.
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'Star Wars' Continuing Skywalker Saga With Director Jon Watts
After eight years and countless entries in the expanding onscreen universe, Star Wars is revisiting the Skywalker family with its next project. Deadline can confirm that Lucasfilm has tapped Skeleton Crew co-creator Jon Watts (director of Spider-Man: Homecoming, Spider-Man: Far From Home and Spider-Man: No Way Home) to helm the first installment in a new […]
Jon Watts could direct a new Star Wars film, The Hollywood Reporter reports. The publication says the film will be the first in a planned trilogy being developed by writer-producer Simon Kinberg. The project could pick up after 2019's Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, which concluded the nine-film Skywalker saga. However, the information does not yet constitute an official announcement from Lucasfilm. No cast, title, or release date have been co…
‘Star Wars’: Jon Watts To Direct First Film In Simon Kinberg’s New Trilogy
After years of “Star Wars” movies being announced, developed, rewritten, and sometimes quietly disappearing into the Sarlacc pit of Lucasfilm development, the next chapter of the Skywalker Saga appears to be getting considerably more concrete. Following reports earlier today from Caleb Williams’ Knight Edge Media and insider Daniel Richtman, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that Jon Watts, director of Marvel and Sony’s “Spider-Man” trilogy a…
Jon Watts to Direct Next ‘Star Wars’ Movie
A new “Star Wars” movie is currently in development with director Jon Watts attached. Watts is best known for directing the popular “Spider-Man” trilogy starring Tom Holland, which includes 2017’s Spider-Man: Homecoming,” 2019’s “Spider-Man: Far From Home,” and 2021’s “Spider-Man: No Way Home.” (2026’s “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” was directed by Destin Daniel Cretton.) Before […]
Jon Watts Attached to Direct Star Wars Trilogy Opener
Jon Watts is attached to direct the first film in Simon Kinberg's new Star Wars trilogy continuing the Skywalker Saga, The Hollywood Reporter reported September 26, 2026. · 16 sources across the spectrum on IJR News.
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