Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi is going to be filming soon. The upcoming Dawn of the Jedi, a prequel set earlier than any other movie in the franchise, is set to be directed by James Mangold from a screenplay co-written by Mangold and Beau Willimon (Andor, House of Cards). Mangold has been nominated for two Oscars, once as a screenwriter for 2017’s Logan and once as a producer on his directorial effort Ford v. Ferrari, which was nominated for Best Picture. Other franchise efforts helmed by Mangold include The Wolverine and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.
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During an interview promoting his new Timothée Chalamet-led Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown, Mangold revealed that once his work on the project - which comes with quite a bit of Oscar buzz - is over, he will be shooting the new Star Wars movie. Thus, the movie could potentially kick off production by the end of 2025.
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This is the firmest update that has come from one of the upcoming Star Wars movies, other than the Disney+ series follow-up The Mandalorian & Grogu, in some time. While Lucasfilm recently recommitted to three movies from the franchise coming between 2026 and 2027 while at D23, the previously announced movies on the roster had not received any updates in some time.
In addition to Dawn of the Jedi, the upcoming titles that have previously been announced include the New Jedi Order movie, which is set to feature the return of Daisy Ridley as Rey. That project is also seeing some movement, as Ridley teased at a recent Collider event that “things are evolving.” These two updates have come over the course of the same week, which would seem to indicate that the franchise is indeed preparing to make good on that D23 promise.
I would love to have some more Star Wars movies that are actually good. And maybe this will be. But for fuck’s sake can we stop trying to make the most Star Warsiest movie ever? It’s a massive IP. Just tell interesting stories about interesting people who look weird and use laser swords.
This story about the first Jedi, if it is good, will not be good or interesting because it’s the first Jedi. I have a feeling they will look astoundingly similar to the last fucking Jedi.
Fuck! Why is it so fucking hard to understand Star Wars?
I mean I think Ford v. Ferrari was good. Logan was good. Dial of Destiny was garbage. I mean, I guess I’ll hold out hope it’ll be something worth watching, but there’s not one fucking thing in this announcement that I’m excited about.
Given Disney’s track record with the franchise, the most probable outcome is that it will be a soulless cash grab.
Still waiting for a movie or series following an elite squad from the Empire that shows the Rebellion as terrorists. And that business in Battlefront 2 doesn’t, doesn’t count…
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