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New "Star Wars" Movie in Works with Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy Tapped to Direct


Mon 24 Oct 2022 | 06:27 PM
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A new "Star Wars" movie is in the works at Lucasfilm.

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy directs the project from a screenplay by Damon Lindelof.

The plot details will remain under wraps as the movie remains one of the more guarded secrets in all of Hollywood. 

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The sci-fi franchise was last seen on the big screen in 2019’s "Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker".

The studio focuses on its TV projects over recent years since then, however, they have a number of movies in development.

Obaid-Chinoy continues with the upcoming movies to build on her strong ties with Disney after successfully directing several episodes of "Ms. Marvel" for Marvel Studios. 

She is best known for directing her Oscar-winning documentary shorts "Saving Face", "A Girl in the River", and "The Price of Forgiveness".