Thor:
Ragnarok
director
Taika
Waititi
will
now
decode
the
mysteries
of
a
galaxy
far
far
away
by
helming
and
co-writing
the
new
Star
Wars
movie.
The
director,
who
won
the
best
adapted
screenplay
Oscar
for
Jojo
Rabbit,
will
co-write
the
film
with
the
1917
scriptwriter
Krysty
Wilson-Cairns.
Waititi
directed
the
acclaimed
season
finale
episode
of
The
Mandalorian
for
Disney+.
In
addition
to
Waititi,
Leslye
Headland
of
Russian
Doll
fame
has
been
roped
to
develop
a
new
untitled
Star
Wars
Series
for
Disney+.
Headland
will
write,
executive
produce,
and
serve
as
showrunner
for
the
in-development
series,
which
adds
to
a
growing
list
of
Star
Wars
stories
for
Disney's
streaming
platform.
The
service
already
has
The
Mandalorian,
now
in
post-production
on
second
season,
and
two
other
previously-ordered
series:
one
based
on
Cassian
Andor
prior
to
the
events
of
Rogue
One:
A
Star
Wars
Story
and
another
following
the
adventures
of
Obi-Wan
Kenobi
between
Revenge
of
the
Sith
and
A
New
Hope.
The
release
date
for
Waititi's
project
has
not
yet
been
announced,
while
Headland's
project
is
in
development.