DirectorShawn Levyis currently bursting all kinds of box office records with Disney and Marvel’sDeadpool & Wolverine,and he is set to team with the Mouse House again, alongside Lucasfilm, to helm anupcomingStar Warsfilm. While the Force has clouded any visions of details about the project, Levy recently provided an update on the film and how the script (reportedly beingpenned byJonathan Topper) was coming along, while also giving a glimpse into his idea ofStar Wars.
Levy’s comments came during an episode of the podcastHappy Sad Confused,where hostJosh Horowitzasked him about the film. “The experience of crafting this story has forced me to think about [whatStar Warsis],” said Levy. “Because there’s only so many times thatStar Warsmovies canrevisit the same section of the timeline, and so it’s really forced me - because I don’t want to do aStar Warsmovie that is redundant to others, nor am I interested in doing one that has to serve another movie.” In regards to the overall feel of his film, Levy added:
“I really wanted to craft something that felt organic to me, both in tone and characters, so I think that there is - there is certainly the Force and a connection to something bigger than our individual selves. And the way that that can make us powerful, those themes, combined with visual delight and wish fulfillment, that’sStar Warsto me.”
The ‘Star Wars’ Universe is Continuing to Expand
While Levy is currently working on hisStar Warsfilm, he isn’t the only person bringing a galaxy far, far away to life. Disney and Lucasfilm are currently working on a slew of films, the next of which,The Mandalorian and Grogu,will be directed byThe Mandalorian’sJon Favreauand is slated for a July 04, 2025 release. Also in the works is a Jedi origin story set thousands of years before the Skywalker Saga to be directed byJames Mangold,as well as a film set tosee the return ofDaisy Ridleyas Rey from theStar Warssequel trilogy, which will be directed bySharmeen Obaid-Chinoy.
Levy is also staying busy on the television side of things, as he is an executive producer on the Netflix smash-hitStranger Things,which is currently in production now andrecently released a first-look photofrom the set. It is likely that work on Levy’sStar Warsfilm will ramp up after that.
No release window for Levy’sStar Warsfilm has been announced. His current film,Deadpool & Wolverine,is in theaters now.
