House of Cards creator to write James Mangold's Star Wars movie

Titled Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi, the film should tell the origins of the Force.

After the heyday of Disney Plus, the saga Star Wars is preparing its return to the big screen. While Baby Yoda will arrive in theaters in 2026 and Daisy Ridley is already preparing onEpisode X, we know that James Mangold (Indiana Jones 5) will also have its own film in the far far away galaxy. The Hollywood Reporter reports that Beau Willimon was asked to work on the script.

Known as the creator of the Netflix series House of Cards, Beau Willimon is no stranger to the world of George Lucas, he who has already signed three episodes of the series Andor (“Narkina 5”, “Nobody’s Listening!” » and “One Way Out”).

We know that the feature film James Mangoldprovisionally titled Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi (Dawn of the Jedi), will focus on the origins of the Force and take place approximately 25,000 years before the original trilogy. At this time, nothing else is known about the project.

Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi does not yet have a release date.