# New Star Wars Movie Officially Confirms Next Skywalker Trilogy Director

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/new-star-wars-movie-officially-confirms-next-skywalker-trilogy-director/
- Published: 2026-09-27T14:36:10+00:00
- Original publisher: Collider
- Original article: https://collider.com/star-wars-skywalker-trilogy-jon-watts-directing/
- Topics: Celebrity, Entertainment, Film

## Key points

- Jon Watts will direct the first film in a new Star Wars trilogy.
- Simon Kinberg is writing the planned continuation of the Skywalker story.
- Daisy Ridley’s Rey is expected to return, though details remain limited.

## Summary

Jon Watts has officially been attached to direct the first film in a planned new Star Wars trilogy, marking a fresh step in Lucasfilm’s effort to continue the Skywalker story beyond 2019’s The Rise of Skywalker. Simon Kinberg is writing the trilogy, which could expand the nine-film saga to twelve instalments, although its plot and release schedule remain largely undisclosed.

Watts directed Sony and Disney’s three Spider-Man films and recently created the Star Wars series Skeleton Crew, while Kinberg co-created Star Wars: Rebels and advised on The Force Awakens. Rey Skywalker, played by Daisy Ridley, is expected to return, but no other cast members have been confirmed; the project forms part of a wider slate that includes Shawn Levy’s Starfighter, scheduled for 28 May 2027.

## Coverage

- [Collider: New Star Wars Movie Officially Confirms Next Skywalker Trilogy Director](https://collider.com/star-wars-skywalker-trilogy-jon-watts-directing/)
- [Deadline: ‘Star Wars’ Is Continuing Skywalker Saga With ‘Spider-Man’ Director Jon Watts](https://deadline.com/2026/09/star-wars-continuing-skywalker-saga-director-jon-watts-1237114584/)
- [IGN: Star Wars Nabs Spider-Man Director Jon Watts for First Movie in Disney's New Skywalker Saga Trilogy](https://www.ign.com/articles/star-wars-nabs-spider-man-director-jon-watts-for-first-movie-in-disneys-new-skywalker-saga-trilogy)
- [Polygon: Star Wars Episode 10 Has Found Its Director](https://www.polygon.com/star-wars-episode-10-director/)

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