Will Taika Waititi Go from Directing The Mandalorian to a Full-On Star Wars Movie?

Thor: Ragnarokdirector Taika Waititi is open to directing aStar Warsmovie. Though, he doesn’t know if that’s in the cards and is perfectly happy with his place in a galaxy far, far away currently. Waititi directedThe Mandalorianseason 1 finale, also voicing the droid IG-11, who went on to become a very important part of the central story. For Waititi, that’s enough. At least for now.

Taika Waititi’s most recent movie,Jojo Rabbit, received a total of six Oscar nominations, including Best Picture. Waititi was interviewed to honor the occasion and, at one point, was asked if he’ll be directing aStar Warsmovie in the future following his work onThe Mandalorian. Here’s what he had to say about it.

“Oh, I don’t know anything about that, but ‘Mandalorian’ was my chance to work with some stormtroopers… Yes. Obviously I would, but I’m going to just settle for IG-11 being the hero of the entire season.”

Lucasfilm tappingTaika Waititito direct a possibleStar Warsmovie would make a lot of sense on paper.Thor: Ragnarokwas a huge hit andJojo Rabbitis shaping up to be a nice success in its own right. Plus,The Mandalorianwas very well received and Waititi’s work on the show was no small part of that. However, Waititi is quite busy these days. He’s currently filmingNext Goal Winsand will roll right into production onThor: Love and Thunderlater this year. So it would be early 2022 before he could conceivably begin working on an adventure in a galaxy far, far away. If that. Let’s not forget he’s still attached to direct the live-actionAkiraadaptation as well, whenever that ends up happening.

Right now, the future ofStar Warson the big screen is a bit uncertain. David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, the duo behind HBO’sGame of Thrones, had been tapped to helm a trilogy for Lucasfilm, which was rumored to be set in the Old Republic. Benioff and Weiss left the project last year over creative differences. Rumors have since cropped up that Lucasfilm is looking to takeStar Warsto theHigh Republic era, which takes place roughly 400 years before the events of the Skywalker saga. Beyond that, we also know that Marvel head Kevin Feige will be producing aStar Warsmovie, but details on that remain scarce.

Meanwhile, shows likeThe Mandalorianwill help fill the void onDisney+. Season 2 is currently in production and other shows, such as the Obi-Wan Kenobi series starring Ewan McGreggor and theRogue Oneprequel centered on Cassian Andor, are also in the works. Disney and Lucasfilm do have aStar Warsmovie dated for December 2022, but no specific title has been announced. We’ll be sure to keep you posted as further details are made available. This news comes to us viaVariety.