There were new chapters in the Star Wars universe coming from a mile away — Disney Plus’ Rogue One prequel series, the Obi-Wan miniseries, the new Clone Wars show Bad Batch, and the rumored Boba Fett spinoff from The Mandalorian — but Lucasfilm loves a surprise, and the company had one for fans on Thursday at Disney’s 2020 Investors Day.
Patty Jenkins, whose next film, Wonder Woman 1984, will land in theaters and HBO Max on Dec. 25, will direct Rogue Squadron. You heard that correctly: The Rebel Alliance squadron founded by Luke Skywalker during the original saga timeline, carved out with plenty of EU over the years, will hit the big screen in a “future era of the galaxy,” according to Lucasfilm’s Kathleen Kennedy. The film is due at Christmas 2023.
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