The three-time Oscar nominee is in negotiations to
topline the Star Wars feature project that will be directed by
Deadpool & Wolverine filmmaker
Shawn Levy.
Details on any Star Wars project are harder to acquire than plans for an orbital planet killer, and this one is no exception. Levy has been developing his Star Wars feature since 2022 and Jonathan Tropper, who collaborated with Levy on films such as
This is Where I Leave You and
The Adam Project, has been
working on a script for over a year. Levy is also producing the feature via his 21 Laps banner, joining Star Wars stewards Kathleen Kennedy and Lucasfilm.
It is unclear when Levy’s project is set. Star Wars stories have run the gamut of hundreds of years, detailing the goings-on of a galactic republic-turned-dictatorship-turned-rebellion. It’s also unclear if it concerns Jedis and their enemies, The Sith. It is, however, to be unconnected to the so-called Skywalker Saga, the stories centered on well-established and beloved characters Luke Skywalker and his father, Anakin.
It is meant to be a standalone movie, sources tell
The Hollywood Reporter. Lucasfilm had no comment on any impending deal or the project’s details.
