Lucasfilm has employed but one other screenwriter to bang out a brand new script for Star Wars: New Jedi Order. The still-in-development sci-fi sequel is ready to convey again Daisy Ridley as Rey, if it could actually ever lock down a screenplay.
As reported by The Hollywood Reporter on January 24, Lucasfilm has employed George Nolfi to write down a brand new script for New Jedi Order. Nolfi is greatest recognized for his work on Ocean’s 12 and The Bourne Ultimatum. As identified by the outlet, this newest hiring reveals that Lucasfilm and Disney are dedicated to the challenge, which was introduced again in 2023 alongside two different Star Wars films.
New Jedi Order is ready to convey again Daisy Ridley as Rey, who was final seen within the position in 2019’s The Rise of Skywalker. The film is alleged to be set about 15 years after the occasions of Rise and can present Rey coaching a brand new era of younger Jedi. Earlier than the movie was even introduced in 2023, two writers—Damon Lindelof and Justin Britt-Gibson—had labored on a model of the script. Nonetheless, by the point Lucasfilm formally introduced it at Star Wars Celebration 2023 a brand new author, Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight, was engaged on New Jedi Order’s story. He dropped out in October 2024 and now Nolfi is writing the film.
Regardless of all of the screenwriter modifications, documentary filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy remains to be hooked up to direct New Jedi Order. The film was speculated to arrive in December 2026, however late final 12 months Disney delayed it and eliminated it from its upcoming schedule.
Whereas New Jedi Order struggles to get off the bottom, a distinct Star Wars movie will land in theaters subsequent 12 months. The Mandalorian and Grogu, which wrapped filming in December 2024, is ready to hit screens in Could 2026. After that, the following Star Wars film to start out taking pictures might be Shawn Levy’s challenge—which bought an enormous shot within the arm earlier this week with rumors that Ryan Gosling is becoming a member of the solid.
So it’s very seemingly that New Jedi Order received’t be out there in our galaxy till 2027 on the earliest. And that’s assuming George Nolfi can write a screenplay that Lucasfilm likes. If not, we’d see a fifth author employed to try to get this film’s script completed and permitted. One wonders how for much longer Obaid-Chinoy and Ridley will wait round.
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