Star Wars Obi-Wan Standalone Movie Tipped: Stephen Daldry Directing

New Star Wars movies will be in theaters in a handful of months, but Disney is already looking years into the future. According to sources who have surfaced, the next standalone Star Wars movie will center around Obi-Wan Kenobi, though who will be playing him hasn't yet been determined. The sources claim that Oscar-nominated Stephen Daldry has been tapped to direct the next movie.

The information comes from The Hollywood Reporter, which says it was alerted to the plans via sources claiming the deal is very early in its existence. No script for the movie has been written, and it sounds like Daldry hasn't been completely guaranteed as director. The roles of Obi-Wan Kenobi have previously been played by Alec Guinness and Ewan McGregor.

Disney and Lucasfilm have been working on a series of standalone Star Wars movies that branch out into the fictional universe, exploring stories and characters that aren't part of a longer multi-movie storyline. We've previously seen this with Rogue One, and we'll see it yet again early next year with a standalone Han Solo movie. All signs point toward Disney planning even more standalone flicks for future releases.

Neither Disney nor Lucasfilm have officially announced plans for a standalone Obi-Wan Kenobi movie. Sources state that the team hasn't chosen which actor will pick up this role next. Potential storylines for the movie weren't stated; it isn't known whether we'll be looking at a young Kenobi, as with the standalone Han Solo movie, nor what he'll be up to.

Kenobi, of course, is a vital character in the existing Star Wars universe, at least the parts of it that have made it to the big (and small) screen. It only makes sense that Disney would roll out standalone movies featuring the franchise's most iconic main characters. Sources have indicated in the past that Disney will likely introduce a standalone movie in the future that revolves around Yoda, but plans for that haven't been revealed beyond speculation.

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter