In today’s Star Wars news update, we talk about Taika Waititi’s 2025 Star Wars movie which was first announced by Kathleen Kennedy. He now says it’s in the writing phase and after the Natalie Portman ordeal, reports say the Lucasfilm movie will begin filming in early 2023 which means it could be sooner than later.
The Thor Love and Thunder director says that after The Rise of Skywalker, he doesn’t want Star Wars to return to the Skywalker Saga and won’t include familiar characters like Luke Skywalker or Rey, despite it being set in the Sequel Trilogy era. We also discuss the Mandalorian Season 3 and why Dave Filoni and Jon Favreau know how to make good Star Wars. The next Disney+ and Lucasfilm show is Andor on August 31st!