Now that the The Rise of , it’s safe to say that is now looking ahead to what’s coming next with Star Wars films. Saga has come to an end with President Kathleen recently went on record to say that future movies will finally have a female director.
When asked in a recent interview she said, “We’ve got two or three fantastic women working with Star Wars.”
By this, she’s clearly referring to the work done on the first series of The . This featured the incredible work of Deborah Chow and who both directed episodes during the first season run of the hit show. Deborah Chow has since been hired once again to work on the Obi-Wan show in the works for +.
When asked if a will get a female director soon, went onto say, “Oh absolutely. Without question.”
It’s fantastic that Kathleen Star Wars, after what has been a 40-year history dominated by men. That being said, let’s hope the series continues to attract the best talent no matter who is and where they are from. It will be great to see a behind a within the . is bringing such great female talent into
In recent years, we’ve seen the likes of , and series creator direct. Someone like Howard or Patty Jenkins (of Wonder Woman fame) would likely do a great job a .
You’re never going to please all but the next is bound to be something very different to what we’ve seen before. Whatever happens, the next is unlikely to feature any such as , or
Either way, we think it’s a very exciting time to be a Star Wars fan.
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Source: Screen Rant