“Spider-Man” director Jon Watts is crossing over from the Marvel Cinematic Universe to the “Star Wars” Cinematic Universe.
Hot off the resounding success of Tom Holland’s Spidey trilogy, Watts is set to helm a “Star Wars” series resembling coming-of-age movies from the 1980s, Vanity Fair confirmed in a report published Tuesday. Co-creating and executive producing the project with Watts is screenwriter Chris Ford, who previously collaborated with the filmmaker on 2017’s “Spider-Man: Homecoming.”
Billed as a galactic throwback to classic Amblin films (think “E.T.” and “Back to the Future”), the Watts vehicle is looking to cast four children around ages 11 and 12. That’s pretty young for a live-action “Star Wars” project — even if you count Baby Yoda, who is technically much older than he looks.
According to Vanity Fair, the freshly announced show has yet to land on an official title, though it does have a code name: “Grammar Rodeo,” which alludes to an episode of “The Simpsons” in which Bart and his classmates play hooky. Vanity Fair also reported that the series takes place after the events of 1983’s “Return of the Jedi” and the fall of the Empire — roughly around the time “The Mandalorian” is set.
It’s no surprise that Disney would be eager to join forces with Watts shortly after the blockbuster release of Sony’s “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” which scored the second-biggest domestic opening of all time.
