Rey Skywalker Star Wars Film Detailed by Lucasfilm President

Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy has spoken a bit in regards to the return of Daisy Ridley’s Rey in an upcoming Star Wars film. Announced on the current Star Wars Celebration, the film will happen after The Rise of Skywalker and can function Rey because the lead protagonist.

Kennedy spoke with EW about what kind of story the brand new Ridley-led Star Wars movie might have and the reasoning for this return to the mainline motion pictures.

“As we transfer into the long run house — this story is about 15 years outdoors of The Rise of Skywalker — clearly we realized post-war, publish–First Order rise of the New Jedi Order, we left Episode 9 with Rey making a dedication to Luke Skywalker that she would rebuild the Jedi order,” Kennedy defined.

“And so right here we’re — we’re prepared to try this. And it took plenty of dialogue as a result of clearly we’ve been growing tales in several areas, and tv has been a giant focus of our consideration proper now. But there’s nonetheless a lot curiosity in what occurs after The Rise of Skywalker. So we’re excited to be doing that.”

The untitled Star Wars film is being directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy (Ms. Marvel) and written by Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight. It will star Daisy Ridley as Rey, who final appeared in Star Wars: The Rise of the Skywalker, which she described as her favourite filming expertise.

Quite just a few Star Wars tasks are at the moment on the horizon, together with the Disney+ collection Ahsoka, The Acolyte, and Skeleton Crew. The third season of The Mandalorian is at the moment releasing weekly on the streaming platform, whereas the online game Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is nearing its April 28 launch date.ac