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Monday, May 4, 2020
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Monday, May 4, 2020
Taika Waititi to direct new ‘Star Wars’ film
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleTaika Waititi, the Jewish New Zealand filmmaker of “Jojo Rabbit” and “Thor: Ragnarok,” will direct a new “Star Wars” film.
Waititi had for months been expected to take the reins of the galaxy far, far away, having already directed the season finale of the “Star Wars” streaming spinoff “The Mandalorian.” But the Walt Disney Co. waited until the franchise’s unofficial holiday, May the Fourth, to make Waititi’s hire official.
— AP
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