What was the rollercoaster for this week? star Wars cinephiles. On the heels of knowing that Damon Lindelof And Justin Britt-Gibson will no longer write their rumors about the new star Wars film, Variety reported that Peaky Blinders creator Stephen Knight instead take up pen to write a new story set in a galaxy far, far away.

There are few details about the new project. Back in October it was announced that Ms. Marvel director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy was set to direct the film from a script by Lindelof and Britt-Gibson, but other than that the details of the film remain a mystery. Shortly after Obid-Chyna’s announcement, rumors spread that her new film would be set after the events of Rise of Skywalkerwhat makes it the first canon foray into that time period is the “canon” distinction made due to the fact that all of the adorable LEGO specials take place after the sequel trilogy.

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Knight seems like the right fit for the project, even at this early stage. He has a lot of experience in telling long stories, as in Peaky Blinders. More recently, he has also shown his ability to play well in someone else’s sandbox by adapting Charles Dickens’ Big hopes described by Collider as “exceptional” and “impressive”. Maggie Lovitt in her review.

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What’s new star Wars Are projects being prepared?

At present, the scope of the screen star Wars exists exclusively on television, with both The Mandalorian And bad batch new episodes are currently streaming on Disney+. Mando-verse spin-offs are on the horizon. Ahsoka And Skeleton Teamwith the second season of the animated series visions arrival this spring, and sandy, grounded Andor The second season is expected a little later.

At the moment, there are very few details about the upcoming project. At that time, star Wars‘ last project, The Mandalorian comes out with new episodes every Wednesday on Disney+. Watch our interview with Pedro Pascal below: