Disney and Lucasfilm are in talks with Shawn Levy to develop and direct a new Star Wars movie.
It is not yet known when this Star Wars project by Shawn Levy (The Internship, Free Guy, The Pink Panther) will see the light of day. It comes at a prolific time for the Canadian filmmaker. He is in post-production on the television series All the Light We Cannot See, in which he directed all four episodes. The series is destined for Netflix, where he will also direct at least two episodes of the fifth and final season of Stranger Things, which he is producing through his production company 21 Laps. Finally, a deal for Deadpool 3 came after Shawn Levy teamed up with Ryan Reynolds on Netflix’s Adam for the streaming platform.
Shawn Levy is in talks to direct a Star Wars movie after Deadpool 3 and the final episodes of Stranger Things https://t.co/ZdKayvjW1B
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Star Wars film projects are piling up
This acclaimed film, entrusted to Shawn Levy, officially matches several productions from top directors such as Taika Waititi, Patty Jenkins’ Rogue Squadron and another Damon Lindelof film directed by Sharmeen Obeid-Chinoy. Please note that Lucasfilm has not released a single Star Wars film to theaters since 2019 Episode IX, The Rise of Skywalker. Sunrise”. On television, Leslie Headland’s series The Acolyte recently went into production with a cast including Amandla Stenberg and Squid Game star Lee Jong Jae. A new season of The Mandalorian is also slated for next year along with Ahsoka starring Rosario Dawson.