Damon Lindelof is going to a galaxy far, far away — or, at least, he’s well on his way there. The co-creator of “Lost” and Emmy-winning executive producer of “Watchman&…
Lindelof will co-write the new movie, with his writing partner yet to be announced. Should the project get a greenlight, it would be his fourth foray into revitalizing a major sci-fi franchise. Along with his re-imaginative continuation of “Watchmen” for HBO in 2019 — for which Lindelof won Emmys for writing and limited series — Lindelof produced 2009’s “Star Trek” and produced and co-wrote 2013’s “Star Trek Into Darkness,” and he co-wrote the 2012 “Alien” prequel “Prometheus.
News of the developing project comes as Lucasfilm is at a crossroads with “Star Wars.” While the studio has experienced great success with its live-action series for Disney+ — including “The Mandalorian,” “The Book of Boba Fett,” “Obi-Wan Kenobi,” and “Andor” — it has not released a film in theaters since 2019’s “The Rise of Skywalker.”
After announcing in 2020 that Patty Jenkins would direct “Rogue Squadron” for a Dec. 2023 release, Disneythe film off its release schedule in September. As it stands, an unnamed “Star Wars” movie is slated to open in Dec. 2025, but none of the other “Star Wars” film projects in various stages of development — including from Taika Waititi, Rian Johnson and Kevin Feige — have been officially announced, let alone given a release date.