“Wonder Woman” filmmaker Patty Jenkins has become the first woman to direct a new “Star Wars” movie with the announcement today of “Rogue Squadron” for Disney and Lucasfilm.
Currently set to be the next “Star Wars” film to be released theatrically, the project will focus on the fighter pilots made famous in the Star Wars films. It is currently targeting a Christmas Day 2023 release.
It joins Taika Waititi’s “Star Wars” movie which the studio is also currently developing, and the “A Droid Story” animated movie just announced which is going directly to the Disney+ service exclusively.
— Patty Jenkins (@PattyJenks) December 10, 2020
Source: Disney
