When Jon Watts talked about needing to take a break from Marvel movies, it was hard to see his next direction was going to take him into theStar Warsuniverse. However, it’s now apparent that the famed director is stepping away from the MCU because he wants to make a newStar Wars-based series.
Watts helmed all three of Tom Holland’sSpider-Manmovies, and originally he was also going to be the man behind the camera for the MCU’slong-awaitedFantastic Fourreboot. However, just a few weeks ago, Watts and Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige both confirmed that he was going to step away from the new picture and that he needed a bit of a break from the Marvel Cinematic Universe in general. At the time, it was made clear that Feige didn’t have any hard feelings, and now it’s become clear just why he was so understanding.
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In a recentVanity Faircover story, quite a few details about plans for the next steps in theStar Warsfranchise were revealed. Among them was the fact that theSpider-Man: No Way Homechiefis going to be creating and executive producing a new television series set in theStar Warsseries that has been billed as a kind of “teenage coming of age” story. The new show doesn’t yet have a title but is codenamedGrammar Rodeo.
It turns out that might be a bit of a hint about the plot considering it’s named after an episode ofThe Simpsonswhere Bart and some of his friends stole a car and went on the lam for a week. The group of school kids end up using a fake educational event as the reason for their excursion. It seems likely the new series is going to have some sort of intergalactic version of that story.
What is known is that this particular story is going to be taking place after the fall of the empire and during the post-Return of the Jedireconstruction,just asThe Mandaloriandoes. Joining Watts as an executive producer is series writer Chris Ford, though the show still doesn’t have a release date.
Of course, the nextStar Warstelevision showdoes appear to be starting to really load up on the cast. A recent Lucasfilm casting notice called for four children, around 11 to 12 years old. It would seem likely it is those four children that will be at the center of the newStar Wars-centric show.
