With the critical success ofThe MandalorianandThe Book of Boba Fettit should come as no surprise that theStar Warsgalaxy is continuing to expand on Disney+. Earlier this month,Production Weeklyrevealed an untitledStar Warsseries heading into production under the working title “Grammar Rodeo” and new reports byDiscussingFilmsuggest that the series is working to secure Sony’sSpider-Man: No Way HomedirectorJon Wattsfor at least one episode.
Trusted sources had previously informed me thatStar Warswas looking to create a live-action series geared towards a younger audience and that it could potentially be tied into the recent multimedia rollout ofStar Wars: The High Republic.The High Republicis a primarily publishing-based initiative, though it did make the jump into the video game realm withStar Wars: Tales From Galaxy’s Edgeand the previously announcedStar Wars: Eclipsegame. While it is possible that “Grammar Rodeo” is an unknown Mandoverse project, consideringJon Favreauis reportedly attached to executive produce it,Cinelinxbroke the story about a kid-focused High Republic-era story going into production this month.
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BeforeThe Illuminerdireported on casting breakdown for the untitled series, two trusted sources had shared the casting calls for “Kylie” and “Faye” with me, signaling that casting would likely be completed by early May and that an official announcement would likely arrive at Star Wars Celebration, barring production delays. New reports include two additional characters named “Wyatt” and “Ned,” with casting looking for actors to play between the ages of 11 and 12 for these four series regulars. It is likely that these four characters will be padawans, though it is unclear if they are new characters or live-action versions of the characters in the book series. Production is also looking to cast a 30 to 40 year old actor in a series regular role, with sources indicating that they’re looking for a recognizable name with this character.
The series, which Cinelinx has called “Stranger Thingsin space,” is set to begin filming as early as June, with production slated to wrap in December. If they ink a deal with Jon Watts, it is possible that he will be tasked with shooting the pilot, as the timing of his involvement lines up. His involvement makes sense, considering his success with directing theSpider-Mantrilogy, which is focused on a cast of young characters going through extraordinary situations. While it is currently unknown who is involved with writing the project if it isThe High Republicseries, reports and sources have suggested that at least one of the authors behind the series will be working on the series. It would appear thatThe Mandalorianisn’t the onlyStar Warsstory that Disney is keen to expand upon across small and large screens.
