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Jon Watts to Direct New Star Wars Skywalker Saga Films

Original: Star Wars Taps Spider-Man: No Way Home Director Jon Watts To Continue Skywalker Saga

Lucasfilm has hired Jon Watts, director of Marvel's Spider-Man: No Way Home, to take charge of new Star Wars projects continuing the Skywalker Saga. The move signals the studio's effort to revive the mainline film franchise after years without a theatrical release since 2019's The Rise of Skywalker. Fans and commentators are weighing what Watts's blockbuster experience means for the galaxy far, far away.

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