Back in February we learnt about an upcoming new Star Wars Disney+ series from Spider-Man director John Watts, and a month after he stepped away from Marvel’s Fantastic Four we learn some more information about the production from June’s Vanity Fair issue.
Another new series on the horizon doesn’t even have a title, just a code name: Grammar Rodeo, a reference to an episode of The Simpsons in which Bart and his schoolmates steal a car and run away for a week, using a phony educational event as an alibi. The show takes place during the post–Return of the Jedi reconstruction that follows the fall of the Empire, the same as The Mandalorian, but its plot remains a secret. It’s created and executive-produced by director Jon Watts and writer Chris Ford, who made Spider-Man: Homecoming for Marvel. A casting notice has called for four children, around 11 to 12 years old. Inside Lucasfilm, the show is being described as a galactic version of classic Amblin coming-of-age adventure films of the ’80s.
Read more from the Vanity Fair feature here and expect a few more details about this production at next week’s Star Wars Celebration.
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