Earlier in the present day on the Star Wars Celebration in London, Lucasfilm head Kathleen Kennedy introduced three upcoming “Star Wars” movies: one from Dave Filoni, one from Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, and one other from James Mangold. Filoni’s movie wraps up a number of storylines from Disney+ exhibits, whereas Obaid-Chinoy’s follows up on Daisy Ridley‘s Rey as she builds a new Jedi Order. But what about Mangold’s movie?
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Variety has the news on Mangold’s intentions for his “Star Wars” initiatives, tentatively titled “Dawn Of The Jedi.” And that working title reveals what Mangold’s entry within the “Star Wars” universe will study. In brief, he’ll discover the beginnings of the Jedi order and its founders, set hundreds of years earlier than the occasions of the unique “Star Wars” movies. “It’s a chance to tell the entire story of its own, the birth of the force,” Mangold informed Variety. “When I first talked to Kathy Kennedy about it, I simply mentioned, ‘I just see this opening to make kind of a “Ben-Hur” or “The 10 Commandments” about the birth of the force.’”
So a non secular epic set within the “Star Wars” universe? Not a foul thought. “The force has become a kind of religious legend that spans through all these movies,” Mangold continued. “But where did it come from? How is it found? Who found it? Who was the first Jedi? And that’s what I’m writing right now.” Obviously, an origin story of the drive received’t take care of any well-known “Star Wars” characters, so Mangold will tread uncharted territory for his movie. But perhaps that’s what the “Star Wars” Universe wants proper now.
With “Dawn Of The Jedi,” Mangold provides one other movie to his record of upcoming initiatives that already features a Buster Keaton biopic and a Bob Dylan biopic with Timothée Chalamet. Mangold additionally confirmed in an interview on the Star Wars Celebration that he’s writing the “Swamp Thing” film at DC Studios. That was all however confirmed in February after Mangold tweeted a picture of the comics character after James Gunn‘s announcement of “Gods And Monsters,” but now it’s official. “The truth is, I’m writing both right now, and who knows what’s going to happen and what’s gonna blossom first or second?” mentioned Mangold.
But earlier than “Dawn Of The Jedi” or “Swamp Thing,” Mangold has the theatrical launch of “Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny” up subsequent. That movie bows on June 30, and its success may affect how shortly Lucasfilm desires to convey Mangold’s “Star Wars” movie into fruition.