Hardly any these days Star Wars film Board the stage without creating creative conflicts behind the scenes. Some projects do not even make it out of the pre -production phase, others will be thrown up at short notice when filming. The youngest problem child: the Rey film with Daisy Ridley.
Two years ago, the project described in New Jedi Order was announced at the Star Wars Celebration in London. Ridley stepped onto the stage under thunderous applause, while Sharmen Obaid-Chinoy (Ms. Marvel) introduced herself as the director of the film. To date, there is no finished script.
New Jedi Order: George Nolfi becomes the new Star Wars script author of the Rey film with Daisy Ridley
The Rey film has already left three screenwriters behind. As the Hollywood reporter reports, number four is now certain: George Nolfi is to make the next version of New Jedi Order. It is best known for exciting thriller fabrics and films that have a science fiction impact.
His connection to Tony Gilroy, who accompanied two of the best Star Wars projects with Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and Andor. Together with Gilroy (and Scott Z. Burns), Nolfi wrote the script for the Bourne Ultimatum. He is also behind the extremely entertaining Ocean’s Twelve.
The most astonishing project in his filmography is different: the romantic sci-fi thriller is the plan, which is based on the short story of Adjustment Team by Philip K. Dick. Nolfi wrote the script and directed – it is actually even his directorial debut, which makes the elegantly staged film only more impressive.
In the Rey film, Nolfi steps in the footsteps of Steven Knight (Peaky Blinders), who most recently worked on the script. Knight himself was the replacement for Damon Lindelof (Lost, Watchmen) and Justin Britt-Gibson (Counterpart), who started the first attempt. Let us hope that this time a version will be created that can convince everyone involved.
When does the new Star Wars film start in the cinema about Rey?
So far, neither Lucasfilm nor Disney have announced an official theatrical release for the Rey film. The cinema release, which has long been speculated for December 2026, should no longer be realistic at this point. Finally, it indicated that Shawn Levy’s Star Wars film is coming before the Rey film. Until the script is not, the filming cannot start. We should expect December 2027 at the earliest.