Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy To Direct New ‘Star Wars' Film With Damon Lindelof As Co-Writer, Lucasfilm Project Currently Under Scripting Stage

Ms Marvel director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy has been tapped to helm a new Star Wars film with Damon Lindelof attached as co-writer. According to entertainment website Deadline, the Lucasfilm project is currently under scripting stage. The movie is being touted as a first major big screen release for Lucasfilm after 2019's Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker. Rian Johnson Feels Ever Prouder About 'Star Wars The Last Jedi' 5 Years After Release, Says He Really 'Swung at the Ball'.

The studio has been focusing on its TV projects -- The Mandalorian, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Andor -- over recent years since then. Obaid-Chinoy, best known for her Oscar-winning documentary shorts Saving Face, A Girl in the River and The Price of Forgiveness, recently directed several episodes of Disney's hit series Ms Marvel.