A recent development within Star Wars’ vast franchise could have unveiled the first member of Rey’s new Jedi Order from the upcoming movie.

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Lucasfilm has hired yet another screenwriter to bang out a new script for Star Wars: New Jedi Order. The still-in-development sci-fi sequel is set to bring back Daisy Ridley as Rey, if it can ever lock down a screenplay.

New Jedi Order movie recently hired a writer who appears eager to explore a topic George Lucas examined throughout the franchise.

The Rey-centric Star Wars movie has had two constants: star Daisy Ridley, reprising her role from the sequel trilogy, and director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy. Everything else has shifted around in the great sands of Lucasfilm— including its presumed release date,

The Star Wars franchise’s upcoming New Jedi Order movie, which follows Rey as she leads a new generation of Force-users, has secured another new writer. According to The Hollywood Reporter, George Nolfi (The Bourne Ultimatum,

An upcoming Star Wars movie probably won't start filming soon after landing new behind-the-scenes talent, but is this a bad thing?

Following the news that The Adjustment Bureau's George Nolfi will pen the latest draft of Star Wars: New Jedi Order for Lucasfilm, the filmmaker has opened up on his approach to the storied franchise.

Daisy Ridley will return as Rey in a New Jedi Order movie, and I'm convinced screenwriter George Nolfi has just hinted at his inspiration.

A new Star Wars movie centered around Rey is in the works, though it's been in development for some time. The latest update is George Nolfi boarding the movie as a new writer, replacing Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight,