When it comes to the Star Wars universe on the big screen, we’ve learned possibly everything we can about the era that has become known as the “Skywalker Saga.” It’s a timeline that spans roughly 67 years, from the start of the Prequel trilogy in 32 BBY to around 35 ABY by the end of the Sequel trilogy. While there have been a handful of shows and movies that have briefly explored other eras, there are certainly time periods even further back than a long, long time ago that haven’t even been touched, outside of expanded universe media or other mediums like novels and comics. But director James Mangold’s ambitious Star Wars prequel movie, currently called Dawn of the Jedi, will finally go way back to the origins of the Jedi Order.
Mangold recently confirmed that he and writing partner Beau Willimon are currently in the process of writing the script for their Dawn of the Jedi, which he has previously described as a “a Ten Commandments”-style epic “about the dawning of the Force.” However, he hasn’t given further details about the film — which is only fair, since he and Willimon haven’t even turned in their first draft to Lucasfilm yet. However, in an interview with Inverse ahead of the release of Mangold’s upcoming Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown, Mangold reveals why he picked this particular era as the subject for his Star Wars film.
