New Writer/Director Duo Tapped to Develop ‘Star Wars’ Film or TV Project
One with a history at Marvel.
By Chris ArrantDirector J.D. Dillard (Sleight) and screenwriter Matt Owens (“The Defenders,” “Luke Cage,” “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”) are developing a “Star Wars” project for Lucasfilm, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The Hollywood trade said that it’s being developed in such a way that it could be adapted for a film or as a series for Disney Plus.
(Image: © Lucasfilm)Dillard directed the 2016 horror film “Sleight,” and followed that up in 2019 with “Sweetheart.” He recently directed an episode of the upcoming Amazon series “Utopia,” and is in pre-production on the Korean war film “Devotion.”
