'Jojo Rabbit' filmmaker Taika Waititi to direct latest 'Star Wars' movie

Academy award-winning filmmaker Taika Waititi has been officially tasked to co-write and direct a new 'Star Wars' movie.

According to reports, the 'Thor: Ragnarok'

filmmaker

will co-write the script of the latest Star Wars film along with the '1917' writer Krysty Wilson-Cairns.

The New Zealand based filmmaker won the 2020 Oscar award for '

Jojo Rabbit

' in the category of the best-adapted screenplay.

The release date of Waititi's sci-fi film has not been decided yet.