James Mangold Provides Update on ‘Dawn of the Jedi’ Movie, Confirms He’s Co-Writing with Beau Willimon

The Star Wars franchise has many projects in the works, including a new trilogy of movies. In addition to these movies and ‘The Mandalorian & Grogu’, we know that James Mangold is working on a unique Star Wars movie.

After Disney acquired Lucasfilm, James Mangold was initially set to direct a Boba Fett film inspired by Sergio Leone, which later evolved into the series “The Book of Boba Fett.” Mangold was then hired to direct and co-write the final Indiana Jones film, “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.”

At Celebration Europe on April 7, 2023, it was confirmed that Mangold would direct a Star Wars film about the origins of the Jedi. He revealed that the film, titled “Dawn of the Jedi,” would explore the formation and discovery of The Force, aiming for an epic feel similar to “The Ten Commandments” and “Ben-Hur.” Mangold used these classic films to convince Lucasfilm’s Kathleen Kennedy of the project’s potential.

I thought about a biblical epic, like a Ten Commandments and the dawning of the Force. Where did the Force come from? When did we discover it? When did we know how to use it? And a story just started developing.James Mangold

Now in his recent chat with Deadline Mangold has provided an update on the movie, a pretty significant one. He mentioned that he and Beau Willimon are still in the process of writing the script and haven’t reached the final draft yet, so it’s unclear what comes next. He emphasized that they are focused on finishing the draft before moving forward with the next steps.

My partner and I have been writing it. I don’t know what’s next because we haven’t gotten to the end of that process. We’re trying to finish a draft.

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Beau Willimon is in Star Wars circles best known for writing “The Prison Arc” of ‘Andor’ Series. The movie is supposed to take place 25, 000 BBY, and besides that, we really know nothing about it. The fans are however excited about Mangold taking on a completely cinematically unexplored era of Star Wars.

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