Secret 'Star Wars' film to be helmed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, deets inside

If reports are anything to go by, the long-rumoured 'Star Wars' project, which is reportedly being written by Damon Lindelof, has found its director in Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy.The director is best known for her Oscar-winning documentary shorts 'Saving Face', 'A Girl in the River' & 'The Price of Forgiveness'. She also recently helmed a few episodes of Disney's hit series 'Ms Marvel' and proved her directing prowess.

According to Deadline,several sources close to the project have confirmed that not only is Damon Lindelof developing a new 'Star Wars' film for Lucasfilm but that the producers have also zeroed down on Obaid-Chinoy as the film's director. And, the project is currently in the scripting stage.

According to the reports, it is very important to Lucasfilm and Lindelof that a director likeObaid-Chinoy be added to the team at the scripting stage so that they cancontribute their own vision to the script and decidewhere they see this story heading.

Lucasfilm and Obaid-Chinoy are yet to comment on this new development.

The film is being touted as the first major big screen release for Lucasfilm after 'Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker', which released in 2019. In the last three years, the studio has mostly been focused on its TV projects, like'The Mandalorian', 'Obi-Wan Kenobi', and 'Andor'.