Spider-Man: No Way Home director Jon Watts could sign on for Star Wars to make the next TV series on Disney+.
jon wattsdirector of the trilogy of spider-man starring Tom Hollandcould end up signing for the saga of starwars. The franchise of lucasfilm is interested in doing a new television series in Disney+. Considering the success of No Way Home and galactic series like The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett… we wouldn’t be surprised if it ends up being confirmed in the coming weeks! The only question that remains is what kind of character, story or period the filmmaker would adapt. Especially considering the number of plans that the studio currently has on the table.
Jon Watts is in talks to direct a mysterious ‘STAR WARS’ series for Disney+ (EXCLUSIVE) https://t.co/w7KCRGz6Aa pic.twitter.com/e6N3D0ixzj
— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) February 19, 2022
As you can see, it has been the Discussing Film the one who has reported this new rumor on social networks. According to the web domain, the director of Spider-Man: No Way Home would be holding talks with the studio to handle the new Star Wars TV series on Disney+. If confirmed, we would be talking about one of the most important filmmakers in the world right now. A filmmaker who dominates the management of large budgets and who has proven to be reliable when it comes to bringing to the big screen events as big as the spider event of the season.
Disney+ is the new home of this galaxy far, far away
If the establishment and consolidation of Disney+ as a streaming platform has shown us anything, it is that the Star Wars brand fits like a glove. Lucasfilm has proven to perfectly master the serial format, a format that also fits perfectly to the type of story and world that is part of its galactic universe. Therefore, it is not surprising that they have large-scale plans with new television series, in addition to those already confirmed.
And we are waiting for the big premiere of Obi-Wan Kenobithe arrival of Cassian Andorthe third season of The Mandalorian and the second batch of episodes of The Bad Batch. Not to mention that series like Ahsoka Tano or The Acolyte have raised an unprecedented tinderbox of expectation. Come on, if we have the director of Spider-Man: No Way Home coming soon… we are delighted!