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

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.

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,

Daisy Ridley’s “Star Wars” movie is still alive. Lucasfilm has hired George Nolfi (“The Borne Ultimatum,” “Ocean’s 12”) to write the script for the long-gestating follow-up to 2019’s “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker,

"The Bourne Ultimatum" writer George Nolfi will write Daisy Ridley's "Star Wars" project titled "New Jedi Order" for Lucasfilm, according to an insider with knowledge of the project. Ridley is attached to star.

Despite the fast-tracking of Shawn Levy’s standalone Star Wars movie with Ryan Gosling in talks to star, the Daisy Ridley Rise of Skywalker sequel is getting another pass, this time by writer George Nolfi.