Director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy provides insight into the new Star Wars movie: New Jedi Order, featuring Daisy Ridley’s Rey. She hints at Rey’s future in the franchise after conversing with George Lucas about the project’s vision.
Though there’s much yet to be unveiled, Obaid-Chinoy offers a glimpse of where Rey’s journey might lead. She explained, Sometimes you walk in the footsteps of people, and giants who have created worlds. In the case of Star Wars, George Lucas’ world and the filmmakers who have followed in his footsteps have set this world that they want young viewers to sort of walk into and have an understanding of the world. At the heart of it, for me, is Rey Skywalker—Daisy Ridley—and her story, taking her on an adventure to a Jedi Academy. Sort of creating a world that is a natural dovetail to the story we have seen going through the last three episodes.
Collaborations and Consultations
Obaid-Chinoy has also connected with prominent figures in the franchise, including The Rise of Skywalker
director J.J. Abrams.
The director revealed,I’ve had conversations with J.J. Abrams, I’ve had conversations with George Lucas, and then, of course, Dave Filoni, who’s a big part of the Star Wars Universe now. We speak very often, and Kathy Kennedy, Gary Beck and Simon Emmanuelle… I think the team is really taking time to make sure we do justice to telling the story of Daisy… I think that she stands for something. We’ve seen this wonderful journey she went on through seven, eight, and nine, and now it’s like onto the next adventure.
This ongoing exchange is crucial as it ensures continuity while setting new directions within the iconic saga.
Eager to Bring Her Vision to Life
This marks one of the first times Obaid-Chinoy has spoken about New Jedi Order
. She conveyed her enthusiasm to present her vision onscreen:I’ve had many conversations…they want young viewers to step into this world George Lucas created. It’s thrilling.
This journey builds upon George Lucas’s foundation even after selling Lucasfilm to Disney. As Lucas reflected,When they started other ones after I sold the company, a lot of ideas that were in [the original] sort of got lost. But that’s the way it is. You give it up, you give it up.
The Road Ahead for Star Wars
New Jedi Order
, alongside upcoming projects like The Mandalorian & Grogu, holds great promise under meticulous care.
The excitement continues as fans eagerly await further updates on Rey Skywalker’s evolving saga.
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