James Mangold’s upcoming Star Wars movie, currently titled Dawn of the Jedi, has found its co-writer in Beau Willimon.
The addition of Beau Willimon makesDawn of the Jedione of the most excitingupcoming Star Wars projects, as he’s most known among Star Wars fans for writing episodes ofAndor.
The Emmy-nominated Andor was highly-praised among fans, and remains the highest-rated live-action Star Wars show of the bunch. (These days, it’s sitting at an impressive 96% on Rotten Tomatoes.)
But that’s not all. Following the news, fans have been quick to point out that Willimon didn’t just write for thebest Star Wars showto date, but that he happened to pen three of the most beloved episodes in Season 1: the Narkina 5 arc.
These episodes follow Cassion Andor’s imprisonment and eventual breakout of the Narkina 5 prison. The last episode of this arc, ‘One Way Out’, earned Willimon his Emmy nomination for the show.
This particular episode is a fan favorite, featuring both the impeccably-planned escape from Narkina 5, as well as Luthen Rael’s bone-chilling sacrifice monologue. (“I burn my life to make a sunrise that I know I’ll never see.”)
Clearly, Willimon has the seal of approval from Star Wars fans. On X, many have been celebrating the news, relishing in the fact that one of the most impressive Star Wars writers to date is returning for thenew movie.
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“This automatically made this film my most anticipated SW project just behind Andor S2,”one commentsaid.Another wrote: “Be right back, going to cry in a corner in anticipation for this.”
“Oh f*ck yeah, Andor writing + Mangold is a match in heaven,”a thirdsaid.
Jessica Cullen is a TV and Movies Writer on Dexerto’s UK team. She’s previously written for The Digital Fix, Cosmopolitan, Refinery29, Slate and more. Aside from being the residential Yellowstone expert, she also loves Westerns, ’90s action movies, and true crime. You can email her here: jessica.cullen@dexerto.com.
