So Taika Waititi is now rumored to direct at least the 2022 film. Not sure if it's meant to be a trilogy or not and tbh, I doubt if LucasFilm does either.
omfg a Taika Star Wars film sounds magical. Sign me up. Although, this could be part of the directorial carousel Star Wars seems to like having now.So Taika Waititi is now rumored to direct at least the 2022 film. Not sure if it's meant to be a trilogy or not and tbh, I doubt if LucasFilm does either.
Taika directed the season finale of The Mandalorian so he does have some slight history with LucasFilm already and when asked, he said he would absolutely love to direct a feature film. Disney has a great relationship with Taika in general with Ragnorok, Jojo Rabbit, Mandalorian and he has another Searchlight film coming up called "Next Goal Wins" later this year along with Thor: Love and Thunder next year.omfg a Taika Star Wars film sounds magical. Sign me up. Although, this could be part of the directorial carousel Star Wars seems to like having now.
Haven’t gotten to the finale of The Mandalorian yet, but that’s wonderful news and will likely make me binge the rest this weekend. Knew he was in the show didn’t know he was directing an episode. I love it! The more Taika, the better. Can’t wait for Next Goal Wins either, will have to look more into that.Taika directed the season finale of The Mandalorian so he does have some slight history with LucasFilm already and when asked, he said he would absolutely love to direct a feature film. Disney has a great relationship with Taika in general with Ragnorok, Jojo Rabbit, Mandalorian and he has another Searchlight film coming up called "Next Goal Wins" later this year along with Thor: Love and Thunder next year.
Taika Waititi Courted for ‘Star Wars’ Movie (Exclusive)
Taika Waititi has been approached to develop a 'Star Wars' movie.www.hollywoodreporter.com
So Taika Waititi is now rumored to direct at least the 2022 film. Not sure if it's meant to be a trilogy or not and tbh, I doubt if LucasFilm does either.
This film is the one rumored for the High Republic era. Aside from Yoda in his relative prime, the movie will presumably feature almost an entirely new set of characters. It would be almost entirely original in that sense and I can see a lot of room for creativity since the Skywalker Saga is over now.Yeah, I'll believe it when I see it. Kennedy & Co. are notorious for running a tight ship over at Lucasfilm and Waititi doesn't seem like the kind of filmmaker who'd be willing to compromise his vision of what a movie should be.
I’d assume so. I don’t think Taika would take on a film where he has no say over the script.I think Taika directing a SW film would be amazing.
The question, would he also write it as-well, or would someone else take up that role.
I’d assume so. I don’t think Taika would take on a film where he has no say over the script.
Well, we’ll see. Maybe they’ll have a separate writer and he’ll just put his flair on the movie. I’d be cool with that if it meant a good, cohesive story was told.The only reason to why I'd wonder, is because the finale of Mando that was directed by him..was not written by him.
Except Taika has already directed Star Wars (The Mandalorian). He has proved he “gets it”. He also has a great relationship with Disney so I see this pairing as one of the best choices they could make.One of the reasons I think Solo failed was because of the narrative surrounding Phil Lord and Chris Miller.
Lucasfilm brought on two exciting directors with a following. The directors didn’t get enough freedom to make their movie. They got fired and a safe director was brought in.
Meanwhile, the fan community assumes - months ahead of release - that the movie will obviously suck and then they don’t bother showing up.
I would think that Lucasfilm would be wary of hiring directors with followings like that. If Taiti signed on and then bailed, it’s Solo all over again. When Colin Treverrow was fired, everyone cheered.
And now we're confirmed. Set to direct and co-write with Krysty Wilson-Cairns (1917):So Taika Waititi is now rumored to direct at least the 2022 film. Not sure if it's meant to be a trilogy or not and tbh, I doubt if LucasFilm does either.
And now we're confirmed. Set to direct and co-write with Krysty Wilson-Cairns (1917):
Academy Award Winner Taika Waititi to Direct and Co-Write new Star Wars Feature Film for Theatrical Release; Oscar Nominee Krysty Wilson-Cairns to Co-Write Screenplay with Waititi | StarWars.com
Emmy Nominee Leslye Headland to write, produce, and serve as showrunner for new untitled Star Wars series for Disney+.www.starwars.com