Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy becomes first women to direct 'Star Wars' film

Pakistan's Oscar-winning filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy continues to rule Hollywood as she has become the first South Asian to direct one of the three Star Wars films.

Obaid-Chinoy's production house Lucasfilm announced that the latest Star Wars films will be directed by our very own Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy.

The Oscar winner will be the first woman and person of colour to direct a film in the franchise.

Daisy Ridley’s Rey will be the centre of the first Star Wars feature film since The Rise of Skywalker in 2019.

The announcement was made at the Star Wars Celebration in London. The film will be written by Steven Knight, who also wrote TV show Peaky Blinders, according to Variety.

“I have always been attracted to the heroes’ journey and the world needs more heroes!” the director said at the event.

“The blueprints of the heroes we see on screen should be rooted in reality – I’ve spent my life meeting real life heroes, people 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,” she said.

Obaid-Chinoy has previously directed several episodes of Hollywood's Ms Marvel series. The filmmaker is currently involved in directing Paramount’s adaptation of the novel Brilliance, produced by Will Smith.