New Writer/Director Duo Tapped to Develop ‘Star Wars’ Film or TV Project
One with a history at Marvel.
By Chris Arrant

Director 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.

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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.”