A recent development within Star Wars’ vast franchise could have unveiled the first member of Rey’s new Jedi Order from the upcoming movie.

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,

Despite the fast-tracking of Shawn Levy’s standalone Star Wars movie with Ryan Gosling in talks, the Daisy Ridley Rise of Skywalker sequel is getting another pass, this time by writer George Nolfi. Filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy is still attached to direct the story about Rey Skywalker,

Following the sequel trilogy, Lucasfilm has had a surprising amount of trouble making Star Wars movies. The franchise has remained strong on Disney+, but multiple attempts at new big-screen adventures have resulted in Star Wars movies quietly disappearing after getting announced to much fanfare.

Screenwriter George Nolfi reveals how George Lucas is inspiring his work on the upcoming Star Wars: New Jedi Order movie, which will star Daisy Ridley

A new Star Wars movie centered around Rey is in the works, though it's been in development for some time. The latest update is George Nolfi boarding the movie as a new writer, replacing Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight,