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‘Star Wars’ Is Continuing Skywalker Saga With ‘Spider-Man’ Director Jon Watts

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What happened

After eight years and countless entries in the expanding onscreen universe, Star Wars is revisiting the Skywalker family with its next project.

Key facts

  • Reported by Deadline and published Sun, 27 Sep 2026 03:07:27 UTC.

Why it matters

Release schedules, box office and industry deals show where audience attention and studio money are moving next.

What to watch next

  • Confirmed release or premiere dates
  • Opening figures and audience reception
  • Follow-on deals or casting announcements

Coverage timeline

When each newsroom published on this story, oldest first — all times UTC.

  1. ‘Star Wars’: Jon Watts to Direct Next Movie for Lucasfilm

  2. ‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ Director Champions Franchise’s First R Rating as Sequel Rocks NYFF at World Premiere: ‘Censoring’ the Action ‘Was Not an Option’

  3. Jon Watts to Direct Next ‘Star Wars’ Movie

  4. ‘Star Wars’ Is Continuing Skywalker Saga With ‘Spider-Man’ Director Jon Watts

  5. Naomi Watts Talks Menopause – ‘I Was Crying in the Bathroom, Trying to Scratch Off My Estrogen Patch’ – Recalls Being Told She ‘Freaked People Out’ Early in Her Career: ‘Yeah, No Shit. I Was Desperate, Behind on My Rent and Getting Evicted’

  6. ‘Star Wars’ Selects Director Jon Watts to Helm Episode X in ‘Skywalker Saga’

Sources

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Naomi Watts Talks Menopause – ‘I Was Crying in the Bathroom, Trying to Scratch Off My Estrogen Patch’ – Recalls Being Told She ‘Freaked People Out’ Early in Her Career: ‘Yeah, No Shit. I Was Desperate, Behind on My Rent and Getting Evicted’

Naomi Watts waited a long time to become a star. “It was a grind. That 10 years before I met David, I became so locked up and I felt worthless. My agent pulled me aside and she said: ‘We need to have a heart to heart. Honey, you are too intense.

Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Variety