The Star Wars movie due out in 2022 has its director (it's not Rian Johnson)

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Kathleen Kennedy reportedly has a director lined up but won't announce it until January

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The holiday season and Star Wars season have merged into one epic time period of announcements, premieres, and Baby Yodas, and the gifts just keep on coming. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy has a director lined-up for the untitled and unknown Star Wars movie due out in 2022. 

The story is quick to clarify that this 2022 film is "not the one being developed by Star Wars: The Last Jedi filmmaker Rian Johnson. Johnson is allegedly still in talks to develop his own Star Wars trilogy that is entirely separate from the original saga, which is now considered movies one through nine. This 2022 film slot was initially meant for Game of Thrones' David Weiss and David Benioff's first film, but as GamesRadar+ reported back in October, the duo parted ways with Lucasfilm to focus on other projects. 

We won't be getting an announcement regarding this mystery film with its mystery director until January. This is probably so any announcements about the franchise's future won't compete with the slew of Star Wars stuff we still get to enjoy before the decade is over: Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. 

Speaking of lined up, we've got a ton of great Black Friday game deals lined up for you, and we won't make you wait for any announcements. 

Alyssa Mercante
Alyssa Mercante
Former Features Writer

Alyssa Mercante used to be a features writer at GamesRadar+ and is now a freelance writer and editor. Prior to entering the industry, she got her Masters's degree in Modern and Contemporary Literature at Newcastle University with a dissertation focusing on contemporary indie games. She spends most of her time playing competitive shooters and in-depth RPGs and was recently on a PAX Panel about the best bars in video games. In her spare time Alyssa rescues cats, practices her Italian, and plays soccer.