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Jon Watts to Direct Next Star Wars Movie in Skywalker Saga Trilogy

Lucasfilm has appointed Jon Watts to helm the first film of a new trilogy written by Simon Kinberg, continuing the Skywalker Saga.

5 publishers · 5 articles · first seen 27 Sept 2026 · updated 41d ago

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First reported by The Hollywood Reporter, 1h 26m ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first

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The story so far

5 publishers have covered this in 5 articles since 27 Sept 2026. The Hollywood Reporter published first, on 27 September at 00:37 UTC; Variety followed 1h 27m later. The most recent article, from The A.V. Club, appeared on 27 September at 17:11 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: The Hollywood Reporter (major outlet), Variety (major outlet), Deadline, Rolling Stone, The A.V. Club.

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How it unfolded

Every source in the order it published.

  1. The Hollywood Reporter‘Star Wars’: Jon Watts to Direct Next Movie for Lucasfilm
  2. VarietyJon Watts to Direct Next ‘Star Wars’ Movie
  3. Deadline‘Star Wars’ Is Continuing Skywalker Saga With ‘Spider-Man’ Director Jon Watts
  4. Rolling Stone‘Star Wars’ Selects Director Jon Watts to Helm Episode X in ‘Skywalker Saga’
  5. The A.V. ClubSpider-Man's Jon Watts swings into the director's chair for a new Star Wars trilogy

Sources

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  1. Jon Watts to Direct Next ‘Star Wars’ Movie Variety ·
  2. ‘Star Wars’: Jon Watts to Direct Next Movie for Lucasfilm The Hollywood Reporter ·
  3. Spider-Man's Jon Watts swings into the director's chair for a new Star Wars trilogy The A.V. Club
  4. ‘Star Wars’ Selects Director Jon Watts to Helm Episode X in ‘Skywalker Saga’ Rolling Stone
  5. ‘Star Wars’ Is Continuing Skywalker Saga With ‘Spider-Man’ Director Jon Watts Deadline

In this story

  • Jon Watts
  • Simon Kinberg
  • Lucasfilm
  • Star Wars
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