Star Wars: Damon Lindelof is developing a new film with director Sharmeen Obaid-Chyna

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy will be the first woman to direct a Star Wars film.

Damon Lindelof (Lost, Watchmen, The Leftovers) is co-writing a new Star Wars movie directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy (Miss Marvel, Freedom Fighters, Song of Lahore), but it is not yet known who will be his development partner. scenario. After months of speculation, it was important for Lucasfilm and Damon Lindelof to officially hire the director so that his own vision of the direction of the story would be incorporated into the production.

Damon Lindelof and Lucasfilm’s Secret Star Wars Movie appoints Ms. Marvel’s Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy as director https://t.co/KnvDipGvZB

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Star Wars Damon Lindelof and Sharmine Obaid-Chinoy take shape out of sight

As for the history of cinema, this is one of the best kept secrets of Hollywood. As for when we’ll be able to see it in theaters around the world, although it’s still a long way off, the general feeling is that given the determination of Lucasfilm and Disney experts to find a director, this new feature in the Star Wars universe is the one which is most likely to see the light of day in the next few years of all the films currently in development. Released in 2019, Star Wars 9: The Rise of Skywalker.