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Oscar winner Chloe Zhao on directing Star Wars: “I have to tread very carefully with what I say here”

Mark Newbold
By Mark Newbold
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With an Oscar in her pocket for Nomadland and her next film The Eternals ready to parachute a new group of heroes into the MCU, the thought of Chloe Zhao entering the Star Wars galaxy and sitting in a directors chair is certainly a tantalising one. While discussing The Eternals with Empire Magazine, Zhao repeatedly mentioned her affection for the galaxy far, far away

She makes it very clear that yes, she would relish the chance to direct in the GFFA, so this is certainly a case of ‘watch this space’.

SourceAl Horner
Mark Newbold
Mark Newbold
Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in '81 and been a presence online since his first webpage Fanta War in 1996. He currently contributes to ILM.com and SkywalkerSound.com, having previously written for Star Wars Insider, StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Starburst Magazine, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia and Model and Collectors Mart. He is a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host (the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since it began in 2015), the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
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With an Oscar in her pocket for Nomadland and her next film The Eternals ready to parachute a new group of heroes into the MCU, the thought of Chloe Zhao entering the Star Wars galaxy and sitting in a directors chair is certainly a tantalising one. While discussing The Eternals with Empire Magazine, Zhao repeatedly mentioned her affection for the galaxy far, far away

She makes it very clear that yes, she would relish the chance to direct in the GFFA, so this is certainly a case of ‘watch this space’.

SourceAl Horner
Mark Newbold
Mark Newbold
Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in '81 and been a presence online since his first webpage Fanta War in 1996. He currently contributes to ILM.com and SkywalkerSound.com, having previously written for Star Wars Insider, StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Starburst Magazine, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia and Model and Collectors Mart. He is a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host (the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since it began in 2015), the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
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