By James Hibbs

Published: Monday, 13 June 2022 at 12:00 am


It’s been over two years since it was announced that Taika Waititi would be helming a new Star Wars film, and we’re now starting to get hints at what sort of shape that will take.

Last month, Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy revealed that Waititi’s film will be the next cinematic outing for the long-running franchise, and now Waititi himself has given us an update on its development, saying his focus is on making it “feel” like Star Wars.

In an interview with Screen Rant, he said: “I’m still writing. I’m still coming up with the ideas and storylining it and just wanted to make sure that it feels like a Star Wars film.

“Because, I could say, ‘Oh yeah, we’ll just write any old thing and set in space and then put Star Wars on the front.’ But it wouldn’t be a Star Wars film without certain elements and a certain treatment, so I’ve just got to make sure that it stays within that wheelhouse.”

Incoming news from a galaxy far, far away….

Academy Award winner @TaikaWaititi to direct and co-write a new Star Wars feature film for theatrical release; Academy Award nominee Krysty Wilson-Cairns (@WeWriteAtDawn) to co-write screenplay with Waititi: https://t.co/o3Exz8ndy9 pic.twitter.com/Yrt0LQbi7B

— Star Wars (@starwars) May 4, 2020