Damon Lindelof’s ‘Star Wars’ Movie Set to Shoot in April, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy to Direct [Exclusive]

There hasn’t been an actual Star Wars movie since 2019’s “The Rise of Skywalker” and the franchise’s next film was said to be years away, until today.

But here’s some very big news I can report: Damon Lindelof’s Star Wars movie, set in the sequel trilogy era, will start production in April. The film will have a new set of leads, but some characters from the last Disney trilogy will be making an appearance.

Lindelof is writing the movie alongside Justin Britt-Gibson, while Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy (Ms. Marvel) will be takin over as the director of this one.

Obviously, with “Andor” being such a huge success for Disney, both critically and commercially, it’s quite conceivable to think that Disney figured this was the right time to make a new Star Wars movie. However, there are plenty of fans who are still upset with how the last trilogy turned out. The Star Wars lost many diehards who vowed never to return in the process.

A planned trilogy from "The Last Jedi" director Rian Johnson, originally announced in 2017, has been put in the backburner, but Johnson recently said he still hopes to make it.

My advice to Disney is simple: DON’T RE-HIRE JOHNSON. Not because he’s a bad filmmaker, he’s actually a pretty good one. No, it stems more from the fact that a majority of Star Wars diehards just plainly do not like him for what he did with ‘The Last Jedi.’ Whether they warm up to Lindelof and Obaid-Chinoy is a whole other story…

Mahershala Ali Agrees Kevin Feige Is a “Gigantic Loser and Failure” Over ‘Blade’

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Robert Eggers to Direct ‘Romeo and Juliet’ for Focus Features — Will Be His Next Film

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Michel Hazanavicius Used AI to Shoot His WWI-Set ‘The Third Hand’: “Without AI, it's 10 Days of Shooting. With It, it's Two Days."

Michel Hazanavicius, the Oscar-winning director of "The Artist" and a Cannes competition regular, has just wrapped production on his latest film, "The Third Hand."

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3-Hour ‘Midsommar' Director's Cut Screened in NYC

This year’s 12th edition of the Scary Movies festival at Film at Lincoln Center premiered Ari Aster’s extended version of “Midsommar” this past Saturday.

CONFIRMED: Sadie Soverall Exits Brady Corbet's ‘The Origin of the World' Mid-Shoot, Lily McInerny Steps In Lead Role

Sadie Soverall was just let go after briefly filming on Corbet's new film — no official reason given. She had the lead role. Corbet has replaced her, last minute, with Lily McInerny.

Ron Howard’s ‘Alone at Dawn’ Starring Adam Driver and Anne Hathaway Sets Christmas 2027 Release

This is the adaptation of the nonfiction book by Dan Schilling and Lori Longfritz. It wrapped production in February and has been in post-production ever since. The film test-screened a few months ago.

Jeremy Saulnier’s Next Film Retitled to ‘Slayground,’ Current Runtime is 2.5 Hours, Plot Details

Jeremy Saulnier’s mysterious A24 project, formerly “October,” still has no release date. You’d think, given that it has been in post-production for almost a year now.

Jemima Kirke and Alexi Wasser to Star in Woody Allen's Next Film

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Fritz Lang’s ‘M’ Tops the Best Films of the 1930s, According to 100+ Critics

We’ve gone through the decades. The ‘40s ‘50s, ‘60s, ‘70s, ‘80s, ‘90s, ‘2000s, and ‘2010s. — all revisited, argued over. Now, here are the results for the best films of the 1930s.

Critics Poll: ‘Citizen Kane' Named Best Film of the 1940s

The results are in, and according to critics, this decade filled with cinematic riches did not have a better film than Orson Welles’ “Citizen Kane.” Nobody should be surprised by this result. “Citizen Kane” changed cinema forever.

Critics Poll: ‘Vertigo’ Named Best Film of the 1950s, Over 120 Participants

It was a closer race than anticipated, but Alfred Hitchcock’s “Vertigo” has topped our best of the ’50s poll, besting Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen’s “Singin’ in the Rain” by just two votes.

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