Taika Waititi has broken his silence on the rumors that he’ll potentially be directing a Star Wars movie for Disney and Lucasfilm.
Before Taika Waititi won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for his work on Jojo Rabbit, the director sat down and addressed the rumors that he’ll be directing a new Star Wars movie for Disney and Lucasfilm. The rumor that Taika Waititi will be directing a Star Wars movie has been circling ever since he helmed the finale of The Mandalorian. But in a recent interview with Entertainment Tonight, Taika Waititi wouldn’t confirm whether he had been approached by Lucasfilm and Disney.
During the end of the interview, Taika Waititi jokingly denied that he’d been approached to direct a new Star Wars movie, asking what “approached” even meant. The director went on to say that he’s seen the series and that’s it. So while Taika Waititi is staying quiet on the rumors about a new Star Wars movie for now, he also didn’t deny that talks have happened.
“Listen, what does ‘approached’ even mean? I’ve seen Star Wars, that’s about as far as it got.”
Take a look at director Taika Waititi briefly discussing a new Star Wars movie below.
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Taika Waititi recently directed the finale of the Disney Plus series The Mandalorian. Here is the official synopsis for the Star Wars series:
After the stories of Jango and Boba Fett, another warrior emerges in the Star Wars universe. The Mandalorian is set after the fall of the Empire and before the emergence of the First Order. We follow the travails of a lone gunfighter in the outer reaches of the galaxy far from the authority of the New Republic.
The Mandalorian stars Pedro Pascal, Gina Carano, Giancarlo Esposito, Emily Swallow, Carl Weathers, Omid Abtahi, Werner Herzog, and Nick Nolte. The Disney Plus series was written by Jon Favreau, who also serves as an executive producer alongside Dave Filoni, Kathleen Kennedy, and Colin Wilson. Karen Gilchrist is also on board as a co-executive producer.
Dave Filoni directed the first episode of Star Wars series and additional episodes were be helmed by Thor: Ragnarok director Taika Waititi, Jurassic World star Bryce Dallas Howard, Dope director Rick Famuyiwa, and Jessica Jones director Deborah Chow.
The Mandalorian is now available exclusively on Disney Plus.
Source: ET
