While not much is known about the plot of James Mangold‘s upcoming Star Wars movie, it has been confirmed that it will take place 25,000 years before the events of A New Hope. In a recent discussion, the Logan director opened up about how this setting motivated him to take on such a demanding project.
James Mangold weighs in on ‘the freedom to make something new’ with Star Wars
James Mangold stated that having the liberty to explore something new is extremely important for him, and making a Star Wars film that is free from overarching lore helped the acclaimed filmmaker decide to take on the project.
While talking to MovieWeb, Mangold explained his decision to take on the Star Wars: The Dawn of the Jedi project. “The Star Wars movie would be taking place 25,000 years before any known Star Wars movie takes place. It’s an area and a playground that I’ve always [wanted to explore] and that I was inspired by as a teenager,” the director said. “I’m not that interested in being handcuffed by so much lore at this point that it’s almost immovable, and you can’t please anybody.”
In a previous interview with the media outlet, Mangold had clarified his ideology behind selecting movies to direct. “To me, the really important aspects are the freedom to make something new,” he stated. James Mangold then shed some light on the progress of his Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi film. “Beau [Willimon] and I, in relation to Star Wars, have been working on a script, and we’ll see what happens,” he noted.
Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi is a comic series that encapsulates the initial days of the Jedi Order. Written by John Ostrander, the first edition was published in February 2012. James Mangold and renowned showrunner Beau Willimon have joined forces to bring the Jedi-origin story to the big screen. However, the project does not yet have a release date or an official filming schedule at the time of writing.
