“Three new live-action Star Wars films are on the way. Helming the movies are James Mangold, Dave Filoni, and Academy Award- and Emmy Award-winning director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy,” she announced during Lucasfilm’s Studio Showcase at Star Wars Celebration in London on Friday.

Star Wars is an American science fiction and adventure franchise, having a loyal fan base since its first film in 1977. Over the years, it has been expanded into various films and other media, including television series, video games, novels, comic books, theme park attractions, and themed areas, comprising an all-encompassing fictional universe. Star Wars is one of the highest-grossing media franchises of all time.

Chinoy’s film will be set after the events of Rise of Skywalker, and feature Daisy Ridley back as Rey as she builds a new Jedi Order. The Rise of Skywalker was the last film of the franchise released in 2019. It was the third installment of the sequel trilogy.

The Saving Face director would direct from a script by Steven Knight of Peaky Blinders, Variety reported.

“The project marks several major milestones for the franchise: Obaid-Chinoy is the first woman and the first person of colour to direct a Star Wars movie,” said the news outlet. Chinoy won two Academy Awards for documentary short, in 2011 for Saving Face and in 2015 for A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness. She recently directed two episodes of Ms Marvel for Disney+.

Chinoy also shared the development on her social media accounts.

“It has been quite a day in London….The news is OUT! I am so very excited to be directing the next Star Wars movie and bringing @daisyridley back to the galaxy…” she said in her Instagram post.

“I have always been attracted to the heroes journey and the world definitely needs more heroes! - the blueprints of the heroes we see on screen are rooted in reality - I’ve spent my life meeting real life heroes, who have overcome the most oppressive empires and battled impossible odds and that to me is the heart of Star Wars…which is why I was attracted to the promise of a new Jedi Order …And why I’m particularly excited about being immersed inside a Jedi Academy with a powerful Jedi Master… #starwars”