Filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy wants you to know that her New Jedi Order movie will be continuing the new era of Star Wars and is not shying away from one of the most polarizing characters ever.
As Obaid-Chinoy prepares for production on her upcoming film, which is rumored to be titled Star Wars: New Jedi Order, she tells Sirius XM that she wanted Rey Skywalker back and at the center of this new chapter, even with the controversy from a vocal minority online.
“Sometimes you walk in the footsteps of people and giants who’ve created worlds, and in the case of Star Wars, George Lucas’ world and the filmmakers that have walked in his footsteps have set this world that they want young viewers to sort of walk into and have an understanding of the world,” states Obaid-Chinoy.
“At the heart of it, for me, is Rey Skywalker, Daisy Ridley and her story and taking her on an adventure to a Jedi Academy. And sort of creating a world that is a natural dovetail to the story we’ve seen her go through the last three episodes.”
Obaid-Chinoy notes that this can’t be done alone; it’s a studio and team effort. She adds, “[It’s] working with Lucasfilm, Kathleen Kennedy, and the team over there in breathing life to characters everyone loves and has fallen in love with and finding new characters that the next generation of moviegoers will fall in love with. I’ve had conversations with J.J. Abrams, George Lucas, and, of course, Dave Filoni, who’s a big part of the Star Wars universe now—we speak very often—Kathleen Kennedy, Carrie Beck, and Simon Emanuel.”
There’s no set release date for the New Jedi Order movie at the time of reporting, with the next Star Wars big screen release The Mandalorian & Grogu slated to arrive on May 22nd 2026.
Originally published June 25, 2024. Updated June 26, 2024.
