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New 'Star Wars' film 'Rogue Squadron' due in 2023

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<p>LOS ANGELES - Disney announced on Thursday a new &quot;Star Wars&quot; film from the director of &quot;Wonder Woman&quot; and several new TV series within the sci-fi franchise, including two spin-offs from the creators of smash hit &quot;The Mandalorian.&quot;</p><p>Patty Jenkins will direct &quot;Rogue Squadron,&quot; which is set in &quot;a future era of the galaxy&quot; and will be the next &quot;Star Wars&quot; movie released, scheduled for Christmas 2023.</p><p>&quot;This story will introduce a new generation of starfighter pilots, as they earn their wings and risk their lives in a boundary-pushing, high-speed thrill ride,&quot; Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy told Disney&#x27;s investor day.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">We are thrilled to have the great Patty Jenkins directing our <a href="https://twitter.com/starwars?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@StarWars</a> feature film Rogue Squadron, and as a true admirer of her work, it is an honor to have Patty directing her next film for us! <a href="https://t.co/5jKqaQ6Guk">https://t.co/5jKqaQ6Guk</a></p>— Robert Iger (@RobertIger) <a href="https://twitter.com/RobertIger/status/1337177843625693186?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 10, 2020</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Jenkins immediately posted on Twitter a video of herself donning a &quot;Star Wars&quot; starfighter helmet and marching toward an X-wing, adding she had been inspired to take on the film by her air force pilot father.</p><p>&quot;So when he lost his life in service to this country, it ignited a desire in me to turn all of that tragedy and thrill into one day making the greatest fighter pilot movie of all time,&quot; she said.</p><p>Jenkins will be the first woman to direct a &quot;Star Wars&quot; feature film.</p><p>Kennedy also announced &quot;Rangers of the New Republic&quot; and &quot;Ahsoka,&quot; series for the Disney+ streaming platform that will be developed by Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni, set simultaneously and sharing storylines with their &quot;Mandalorian&quot; show that launched the enormously popular Baby Yoda character.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/04/23/20/female-centric-star-wars-series-in-works-reports">Female-centric &#x27;Star Wars&#x27; series in works: reports</a></li></ul><p>&quot;These interconnected shows, along with future stories, will excite new audiences, embrace our most passionate fans and will culminate in a climactic story event,&quot; said Kennedy.</p><p>Another new series will be &quot;Lando,&quot; based on fan favorite Lando Calrissian from the original &quot;Star Wars&quot; film trilogy. It will be helmed by &quot;Dear White People&quot; creator Justin Simien.</p><p>A previously announced &quot;Rogue One&quot; spinoff Disney+ series, titled &quot;Andor,&quot; has just begun production in London and will tell &quot;the building of a revolution,&quot; said returning star Diego Luna.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PrSEgN7nrnQ?enablejsapi=1"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>Stellan Skarsgard and Fiona Shaw join the cast of the &quot;tense, nailbiting spy thriller&quot; created by &quot;Bourne Identity&quot; screenwriter Tony Gilroy.</p><p>Hayden Christensen, the divisive star of the poorly received &quot;Star Wars&quot; prequel trilogy, will return as Darth Vader in &quot;Obi-Wan Kenobi,&quot; another previously announced Disney+ series starring an also-returning Ewan McGregor. Production starts in March.</p><p>And a &quot;Star Wars&quot; mystery thriller entitled &quot;The Acolyte&quot; will be directed by &quot;Russian Doll&quot; co-creator Leslye Headland and &quot;set in final days of the high Republic era.&quot;</p><p>At the start of Disney&#x27;s investor day Kareem Daniel, head of the company&#x27;s distribution unit, previewed plans to &quot;release roughly 10 Marvel series, 10 &#x27;Star Wars&#x27; series&quot; as well as 15 Disney series and 15 Disney films on Disney+ &quot;over the next few years.&quot;</p><p>Another &quot;Star Wars&quot; movie is currently being written by Taika Waititi (&quot;Jojo Rabbit&quot;), Kennedy confirmed, adding that his &quot;approach to &#x27;Star Wars&#x27; will be &quot;fresh, unexpected and unique.&quot;</p><p>amz/acb</p><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div><div><br/><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVES</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-6qmt5pDcaM?enablejsapi=1"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><div> </div>

<p>LOS ANGELES - Disney announced on Thursday a new "Star Wars" film from the director of "Wonder Woman" and several new TV series within the sci-fi franchise, including two spin-offs from the creators of smash hit "The Mandalorian."</p>

LOS ANGELES - Disney announced on Thursday a new "Star Wars" film from the director of "Wonder Woman" and several new TV series within the sci-fi franchise, including two spin-offs from the creators of smash hit "The Mandalorian."