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Oh dear, Disney is apparently still trying to tack on yet another
Trilogy to the Saga, depsite the fact that their "Sequel Trilogy" was
lazy and horrible.



'Star Wars' selects director Jon Watts to helm
Episode X in 'Skywalker Saga'
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Spider-Man series director and Skeleton Crew co-creator will
reportedly guide first film in Simon Kinberg-penned trilogy.

Star Wars producers have enlisted director Jon Watts to helm
the next installment in the series' "Skywalker Saga."

Watts - who directed the first three films in Tom Holland's
Spider-Man series as well as co-created Star Wars' Skeleton
Crew Disney+ series - will guide Episode X, Variety reports,
the first film in what's been reported as the next trilogy
in the "Skywalker Saga."

The original trilogy - A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back,
Return of the Jedi - was followed by a prequel trilogy
(The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, Revenge of the
Sith) and then the most recent trilogy, 2015's The Force
Awakens, 2017's The Last Jedi, and 2019's The Rise of
Skywalker.

In 2024, Star Wars producers revealed that Simon Kinberg,
the screenwriter of a handful of X-Men movies, would pen the
planned trilogy; while not much is known about the new
trilogy, it's believed Daisy Ridley's Rey would play a
central role in the story, the Hollywood Reporter writes.

Star Wars' big screen output slowed in the half-decade after
The Rise of Skywalker, with this past summer's The Mandalorian
and Grogu the first Star Wars film since 2019. Another
standalone film, the Ryan Gosling-starring Starfighter, is due
out in May 2027, coinciding with the 50th anniversary of A New
Hope.

Star Wars has not yet confirmed Watts' hiring for Episode X.



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