Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy to direct new 'Star Wars' movie

Los Angeles: "Ms Marvel" director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy has been tapped to helm a new "Star Wars" film with Damon Lindelof attached as co-writer.

According to entertainment website 'Deadline', the 'Lucasfilm' project is currently under scripting stage.

The movie is being touted as a first major big screen release for 'Lucasfilm' after 2019's "Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker". The studio has been focusing on its TV projects - "The Mandalorian", "Obi-Wan Kenobi" and "Andor" - over recent years since then.

Obaid-Chinoy, best known for her Oscar-winning documentary shorts "Saving Face", "A Girl in the River" and "The Price of Forgiveness", recently directed several episodes of Disney's hit series "Ms Marvel".