Taika Waititi Eyed to Develop ‘Star Wars’ Movie

Waititi starred and directed in the season finale of the Disney+ series “The Mandalorian”

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Director Taika Waititi, who voiced scene-stealing robot IG-11 in “The Mandalorian” and directed the show’s first season finale, is being eyed to develop a “Star Wars” movie. It is not clear if the project is for streaming platform Disney Plus or for theatrical.

IG-11 appeared in three episodes this season. Waititi directed the season finale “Chapter 8: The Reckoning,” in which IG-11 heroically sacrificed and self-detonated himself to enabled the Mandalorian, Baby Yoda, and Cara Dune to escape from Moff Gideon and his forces.

It is also unknown if the project if the project is separate from the “Star Wars” project being developed by Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige.

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