James Mangold has an Oscar-nominated movie with A Full Unknown, however his subsequent step is into the world of Star Wars. In a brand new interview from Kathleen Kennedy, she talked about loads of tasks within the works with Lucasfilm in addition to the information that she was not retiring from the corporate. One of many tasks she talked about was Mangold’s prequel Star Wars movie. His film is ready to happen 25,000 years earlier than every other Star Wars story we have seen, and the working title was Star Wars: Daybreak of the Jedi. Kennedy gave an replace of the place it’s put up Mangold’s success with A Full Unknown.

When requested about Mangold’s movie, Kennedy clarified that he was within the means of writing it. “Yep. He’s engaged on this script proper now. Simon’s engaged on scripts proper now. Shawn, we had been working with him already for a few 12 months and a half. These guys can be found now,” she stated. Kennedy then went on to make clear that Mangold’s movie obtained delayed due to his Oscar nominated movie about Bob Dylan.

“Jim, he obtained delayed a bit due to the Dylan film and the awards season,” she stated. Mangold has been receiving Finest Director nods for his work and the movie itself is even up for Finest Image on the Academy Awards with a number of the solid nominated as nicely. “You need to accommodate high expertise to a sure extent. And high quality is so vital with what it’s we’re making an attempt to do. I like to attend for those who I believe are passionate and actually good to step into Star Wars.”

A Prequel Is a Nice Match For James Mangold

Mangold has labored with Lucasfilm prior to now. In 2023, he introduced again Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones for his movie Indiana Jones and the Dial of Future. Like Indiana Jones movies prior to now, it was a interval piece, however that can also be what Mangold does finest. He has Oscar nominations for his work on movies like Logan and Ford V. Ferrari in addition to A Full Unknown and his movie Stroll the Line earned Reese Witherspoon an Academy Award for her work as June Carter Money and Joaquin Phoenix a nomination for enjoying Johnny Money.

Mangold has an ideal potential to construct tales that preserve you invested even when you recognize the place they’re going or with characters we love, so he shall be an ideal match within the Star Wars franchise. And it’s thrilling to know that he’s engaged on his movie, even when A Full Unknown delayed him.

You possibly can see Mangold’s work in his movie, A Full Unknown on VOD.

Supply: Deadline