STAR WARS: Damon Lindelof’s Planned Movie Rumored To Begin Shooting As Soon As This April

Up until recently, Lucasfilm had three Star Wars movies dated for December 19, 2025, December 17, 2027, and December 22, 2023, though the latter has been unofficially removed from Disney’s release schedule. 

We’re beginning to lose track of the various projects on the way to theaters, with Taika Waititi (Thor: Love and Thunder) and Krysty Wilson-Cairns (1917) also in the midst of writing a movie together. Deadpool 3 helmer Shawn Levy also has something in the works, as does Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige and writer Michael Waldron. 

Then, there’s Patty Jenkins’ Rogue Squadron, a movie the Wonder Woman director recently confirmed she’s still attached to. Oh, and let’s not forget Rian Johnson’s trilogy!

Watchmen showrunner Damon Lindelof is developing a Star Wars movie thought to be set after the sequel trilogy, with Justin Britt-Gibson joining him to pen the screenplay. Ms. Marvel’s Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy has been tapped to direct, and it sounds like the project will be the first of all these movies to arrive in theaters. 

While we’re taking this with a pinch of salt, World of Reel (via SFFGazette.com) is claiming to have learned that production on Lindelof’s untitled Star Wars movie begins in April. Reiterating recent rumours, they note that while it will feature a new set of leads with some of the characters from the last trilogy making an appearance. 

That could mean the likes of Rey, Finn, and Poe Dameron finally get satisfying endings to their respective stories, though giving them cameo roles here arguably lessens their importance to the wider franchise. On the other hand, serialised storytelling is working really well for Star Wars on Disney+, so perhaps that’s the plan for movies now as well. 

It’s been a long time since The Rise of Skywalker was released, and we’re definitely overdue a new big screen story set in this Galaxy Far, Far Away. Will Lindelof be the one who sets this franchise back on the right track?

We may get the answer to that question sooner than expected!