Last week, information broke that the Daniels, contemporary off their victorious Oscars evening for “Everything Everywhere All At Once,” would direct some episodes for the upcoming “Star Wars” Disney+ collection “Skeleton Crew.” Now that duo is now not the one A24-affiliated administrators on that, ahem, crew. One Take News experiences (adopted by a THR affirmation) that David Lowery, who’s finished three films with A24, will direct an episode of the collection.
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A trigger for pleasure right here? Well, Lowery and “Skeleton Crew” star Jude Law already know one another, as they only labored collectively on Lowery’s upcoming movie “Peter Pan & Wendy.” That movie hits Disney+ on April 28. So, it is smart that Disney and Lucasfilm desire a director accustomed to Law within the combine on the collection. Beyond “Peter Pan & Wendy,” Lowery additionally made 2016’s “Pete’s Dragon” for Disney, so there’s assurance right here that the director is aware of tips on how to cater to a youthful viewers.
And that’s what “Skeleton Crew” proposes to do. The upcoming collection follows a troupe of younger children, all ten years previous, misplaced within the galaxy in the course of the New Republic, looking for their approach house. Last 12 months, Kathleen Kennedy described the pitch for the collection as “”The Goonies” in area,” so count on that to be the vibe. How Jude Law matches into that plot is anybody’s guess, as there’s little additional information in regards to the collection past Jon Watts and Christopher Ford, two “Spider-Man” alums, serving as creators and showrunners.
“Skeleton Crew” has already wrapped filming, so it could really feel a little bit bizarre for information in regards to the Daniels and Lowery directing some episodes of the collection to be dropping now. But that’s how Lucasfilm likes to play it with their Disney+ collection. They saved administrators on “The Mandalorian” and “The Book Of Boba Fett” a secret till these reveals inched nearer to launch. As for a premiere date for “Skeleton Crew”? Expect it someday this calendar 12 months, however who is aware of precisely when. As for Lowery, he has his fourth A24 film after “A Ghost Story,” “The Old Man And The Gun,” and “The Green Knight” developing: “Mother May,” a musical drama with Anne Hathaway and Michaela Cole.