Director James Mangold’s Star Wars Movie Just Landed The Writer Of Andor’s Best Episode

This is just one of several “Star Wars” movies that Lucasfilm has in development right now. Next up will be “The Mandalorian & Grogu,” which will take the characters from the small screen to the big screen. Jon Favreau is directing the movie, which Disney recently gave a 2026 release date. It will be the first movie in the franchise since 2019’s “The Rise of Skywalker.” Elsewhere, Lucasfilm Chief Creative Officer Dave Filoni is working on a film that will presumably tie together all of the shows in “The Mandalorian” universe.

As for Willimon, this move demonstrates a show of faith by Disney and Lucasfilm. They clearly liked what he did with “Andor,” so much so that they’re now entrusting him to help firm up the origins of the Jedi and the Force. Speaking with /Film in 2022 as “Andor” season 1 was airing, Willimon explained that there are many ways to interpret this universe, but it all comes down to telling a good story.

“It’s a work of fiction, and so first and foremost, we’re just trying to tell a good story. Now, people have interpreted ‘Star Wars’ in all its iterations in any number of ways going back to the year I was born, 1977. And I think it’s a credit to George Lucas and everyone that’s worked on ‘Star Wars’ stories since that it’s such a vast world open to interpretation that you can have a lot of interesting and healthy discussions stemming from the storytelling.”

James Mangold’s “Star Wars” movie does not currently have a release date.