Secret 'Star Wars' Movie In The Works By 'Lost' Creator Damon Lindelof

The last Star Wars movie to hit theaters was 2019's "The Rise of Skywalker." The polarizing film wrapped up the nine-episode Skywalker Saga but left fans dissatisfied with its conclusion.

Since then, the franchise, which was scooped by Disney in 2012, has found success through its Disney+ streaming platform with shows like "The Mandalorian," even if its spin-off show, "The Book of Boba Fett," failed to enamor all audiences.

Although "Thor: Love and Thunder" director Taika Waititi had been tapped to create a Star Wars movie during Disney Day in 2020, he admitted earlier this year that his script has not been completed, and expressed doubts that the movie will be made even when it is.

Similarly, after fracturing the fandom with 2017's divisive "The Last Jedi," director Rian Johnson is no closer to finishing his own trilogy set in a galaxy far, far away. Earlier this year, Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy said that his trilogy had been postponed as he continues to work on his "Knives Out" film franchise for Netflix.

"Wonder Woman" creator Patty Jenkins was supposed to release the next Star Wars movie, "Rogue Squadron," in December 2023, but the project has taken a back seat due to her commitments to "Wonder Woman 3" and some fans fear that the plans have been scrapped altogether after it was removed from Disney's release calendar last month.

With no word on when Taika Waititi or Rian Johnson will be able to deliver the first draft, or if "Rogue Squadron" will ever be made, it looks like Lucasfilm has turned to two other famous faces in the industry in the hopes of delivering a Star Wars movie in theaters before 2030.

Over the weekend, sources told Deadline that "Lost" co-creator Damon Lindelof and "Ms. Marvel" director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy are working together on a secret "Star Wars" film for Lucasfilm.

Lindelof, who is also the creator of "The Leftovers" and the "Watchmen" series for HBO, is said to be co-writing the project with another, unnamed writer. At this time, sources say that the first draft of the script is still in development, so it will likely be a long time before production gets underway.

At this time, the plot of the film or what characters it will focus on is currently being kept under wraps. Considering how the "Ahsoka," "Obi-Wan Kenobi," and "Andor" Disney+ live-action series all serve as prequel stories to some of the most beloved characters in the franchise, it's possible that this upcoming Star Wars movie will focus on entirely new characters never been seen in a galaxy far, far away.

In a previous interview with Total Film, Taika Waititi indicated that he is ready to expand the galaxy and focus on new characters instead of "Chewbacca's grandmother."

“Look, I think for the Star Wars universe to expand, it has to expand,” Waititi said. “I don't think that I'm any use in the Star Wars universe making a film where everyone's like, 'Oh great, well that's the blueprints to the Millennium Falcon, ah that's Chewbacca's grandmother.'"

"That all stands alone, that's great, though I would like to take something new and create some new characters and just expand the world, otherwise it feels like it's a very small story," he added.

In an interview with The Wrap earlier this summer, Waititi was asked if he had started seriously working on his Star Wars script. The "Thor: Ragnarok" director replied, "Not this year."

“I’m going to be in New Zealand from August until the end of the year with ‘Our Flag Means Death’ and ‘Time Bandits’ and during that time I will still be writing," he explained, adding, "I’m still trying to figure out what the story is."

In another interview with the New York Times, Waititi restated that he is still writing the script; however, this time he added that he doesn't know if Lucasfilm will approve the project even once the script is in their hands.

“I’m trying to write the ‘Star Wars’ idea at the moment," he explained. "I’ve got to see how that goes, because once I submit it, that might determine when it gets made or if it gets made, even.”

Fans don't know when the next Star Wars movie will hit theaters, but at least they can look forward to new episodes of "Andor," which are released on Disney+ each Wednesday.