Speaking of serial titles, a novelty finally confirmed after weeks of rumor is the arrival into the world of Star Wars by Jon Watts, the director behind the acclaimed latest Spider-Man trilogy starring Tom Holland. He will, in fact, supervise a new Star Wars series, after having recently abandoned the set of the new Fantastic Four. For now, the details are kept under wraps but Vanity Fair has revealed that the working title is Grammar Rodeo, a reference to an episode of the Simpsons in which Bart and his companions run away from home under the guise of a school competition. Apparently Watts' project will be the "galactic counterpart to the classic Eighties adventure and coming-of-age films". The recently opened castings are looking for four kids aged 11 to 12.
And what about the movies? Here the matter becomes more complex and the risk of making mistakes, after the success but also the criticisms of the sequel trilogy, is very high: "We have a road map", reassures Kathleen Kennedy, president of Lucasfilm. Apparently the first film that will see the light will be the one entrusted to the direction of Taika Waititi, already highly appreciated for Thor: Ragnarok and who had already been involved in The Mandalorian, and to the screenplay by Krysty Wilson-Cairns, one of the authors of 1917 of Nolan. The previously announced Rogue Squadron by Patty Jenkins, former director of Wonder Woman, will follow, while the much talked about film entrusted to Kevin Feige of Marvel Studios is still in doubt: "I'm curious to see what kind of film it will land on, but for now, no, there is nothing specific ", Kennedy always said. And the much hypothesized trilogy by Rian Johnson, former director of The Last Jedi? Out and its deal with Netflix.