Star Wars Celebration: New movie will bring back Daisy Ridley as Rey, three films planned
Star Wars Celebration: New movie will bring back Daisy Ridley as Rey, and three films planned
LONDON – New adventures are coming for Star Wars fans around the world.
Devotees dressed in cosplay, filmmaker,s, and stars from the universe gathered Friday at Star Wars Celebration, the April 7-10 fan convention where filmmakers discussed the future of the franchise's films and TV series.
Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy took the Celebration Stage with featured guests to discuss what's next and revealed a new "Star Wars" movie, one of three, starring a returning Daisy Ridley
As the stage filled with stars and Star Wars creators alike, a crowd of 10,000 cheered and clapped for a glimpse at previously unseen footage and insight from behind the scenes. Lightsabers raised, the audience welcomed teasers for "Ahsoka," "Skeleton Crew," "The Acolyte" and the new season of "The Mandalorian," celebrating the chance to see some famous faces.
New "Star Wars" movies are coming to the big screen: Kennedy announced that three films are on the way, to widen the cinematic timeline from past to present to a "rich" future.
le="background-color: white; color: #303030; font-family: "Georgia Pro", Georgia, "Droid Serif", serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 14px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">"It's still very early days," Kennedy cautioned the crowd as people grew excited. She then invited several of the film's directors onto the stage. These include James Mangold, who will direct "Dawn of the Jedi," about the earliest era of "Star Wars."
Mangold, who is still writing the film, told USA TODAY he was inspired by the idea of a "biblical epic" that explains where the spirituality of the force originates. The film, which was not given a release or start date, will truly be about the "dawning of the religion that drives 'Star Wars.'"
"It gives you elbow room to create a world," he said, adding he's in the process of "designing" everything about this early world, from what characters wear to the ships they will travel in. "So many of the tricks of working within the tighter fabric of the (existing) movies are the realities that have already been set, which can create compromises. For me, it's about getting to a period that connects to the grand story" while standing on its own.
Mangold said he's excited to bring "Star Wars" back to theaters and reignite the community element of watching the films together.
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