"Thor: Love and Thunder" writer/director Taika Waititi has signed on to write and direct a "Star Wars" film, as announced at StarWars.com (opens in new tab).
Waititi has been rumored (opens in new tab) to be in talks to helm a "Star Wars" movie for some time, but previously played coy about the possibility it would actually come to pass. He directed the acclaimed finale (opens in new tab) of "The Mandalorian" season one as well as voicing the character IG-11.
Waititi will co-write the script with "1917 (opens in new tab)" writer Krysty Wilson-Cairns. No details about the plot and setting of the film have been revealed.
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