Star Wars: New movie to be director by Oscar-winning Pakistani director

Colombo (News 1st) - Oscar-winning Pakistani Director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy will become the first person of colour and the first woman to direct a Star Wars movie when she takes on the role in one of the three upcoming Star Wars movies, Lucasfilm announced.
Obaid-Chinoy has won two Oscars for documentaries against violence.
“I spent the better part of my lifetime meeting real heroes who are overcoming oppressive regimes and battling impossible odds, and I think that’s the heart of Star Wars”, Obaid-Chinoy said at the Star Wars Celebration in London.
The Directors of the other two films of the famed franchise will be James Marigold and Dave Filoni.
The next movie, which Obaid-Chinoy is directing, is set for release in 2025. It is set 15 years after the end of the last movie, starring Daisy Ridley who returns as Rey. The movie has Rey trying to revive the Jedi Order.