Taika Waititi Gives Update On His ‘Star Wars’ Movie, Teases Script He Turned In | Just Jared: Celebrity News and Gossip

Taika Waititi Gives Update On His ‘Star Wars’ Movie, Teases Script He Turned In | Just Jared: Celebrity News and Gossip

Taika Waititi poses with Mia Wasikowska while attending the 2026 Sundance Film Festival at Eccles Center Theater on Saturday (January 24) in Park City, Utah. The two co-stars were on hand to premiere their new movie Fing!, alongside co-stars Blake Harrison, Iona Bell, Yasmin Kassim and Skye Fellman, and director Jeffrey Walker. While at the premiere, Taika dished on the Star Wars movie he wrote and is to direct, which has been in the works for s…

Taika Waititi Says His ‘Star Wars’ Movie Needs to Be ‘More of Its Own Thing’ and He ‘Can’t Wait’ to See Chris Hemsworth’s Thor in ‘Avengers: Doomsday’

Taika Waititi joined the Variety Studio presented by Audible at Sundance to discuss 'Star Wars,' 'Avengers: Doomsday' and his new movie 'Fing!'

Taika Waititi Explains How His Star Wars Movie Compares To Others In The Franchise, And I’m Super Excited To See More Of This Energy

Taika Waititi recently revealed what his number one goal is as he continues to develop his new movie set within the Star Wars universe.

Ahead of schedule: Taika Waititi Provides Detail Details about the upcoming Star Wars movie

Following a period of silence, Taika Waititi's Star Wars movie has returned to the forefront. The original announcement was made in 2020. The...

“The stakes are very high”: Taika Waititi Confirms His Star Wars Movie After Kathleen Kennedy’s Exit

It has been five years since Taika Waititi was tapped to helm a Star Wars movie under Kathleen Kennedy’s leadership. While several other Star Wars films have since moved forward, including Shawn Levy’s Starfighter and The Mandalorian & Grogu, Waititi’s movie has seen little visible progress. The mixed reception to Thor: Love and Thunder further fueled doubts about his future at Disney. The director, however, has finally broken the silence on the…

Taika Waititi On His "Star Wars" Film Approach

Filmmaker Taika Waititi is at the Sundance Film Festival right now playing the villain in the family adventure feature “Fing!” based on the children’s book of the same name. The New Zealand-born filmmaker, who scored raves for his helming of Marvel Studios’ “Thor: Ragnarok” but not so much for its follow-up “Thor: Love and Thunder,” has also been attached to a “Star Wars” project for years. Back in 2020, came word Disney and Lucasfilm were devel…