'Star Wars' movie in development from 'Watchmen' showrunner and 'Ms. Marvel' director, reports say - CNBC

A caller "Star Wars" movie is nether improvement with a brace of buzzy names already attached, according to media reports.

Damon Lindelof, showrunner for "Lost," "The Leftovers" and "Watchmen," is co-writing the caller Lucasfilm movie, with Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy of "Ms. Marvel" signed connected to direct, according to media amusement tract Deadline.

Obaid-Chinoy is champion known for directing her Oscar-winning documentary shorts "Saving Face" and "A Girl successful the River: The Price of Forgiveness."

There's nary merchandise day for the movie, and its crippled is inactive nether wraps. Lindelof's co-writer is besides yet to beryllium reported. But the upcoming diagnostic marks the archetypal "Star Wars" movie acceptable for theaters since 2019's "The Rise of Skywalker."

"Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" was a monolithic occurrence for the franchise, grossing $1 cardinal astatine the planetary container office. The workplace has precocious been focusing its efforts connected its live-action bid for Disney+, including "The Mandalorian," "The Book of Boba Fett," "Obi-Wan Kenobi," and "Andor."

In September, Disney pulled Patty Jenkins' "Rogue Squadron" disconnected its merchandise schedule. The movie was announced successful 2020 and had been slated for a December 2023 release.

Other "Star Wars" movie projects from Taika Waititi, Rian Johnson and Kevin Feige have yet to beryllium officially announced by the workplace oregon fixed merchandise dates.