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Christi Carras

Hot off the success of 'Spider-Man,' Jon Watts is helming a new 'Star Wars' series

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"Spider-Man" director Jon Watts is crossing over from the Marvel Cinematic Universe to the "Star Wars" Cinematic Universe.

Hot off the resounding success of Tom Holland's Spidey trilogy, Watts is set to helm a "Star Wars" series resembling coming-of-age movies from the 1980s, Vanity Fair confirmed in a report published Tuesday. Co-creating and executive producing the project with Watts is screenwriter Chris Ford, who previously collaborated with the filmmaker on 2017's "Spider-Man: Homecoming."

Billed as a galactic throwback to classic Amblin films (think "E.T." and "Back to the Future"), the Watts vehicle is looking to cast four children around ages 11 and 12. That's pretty young for a live-action "Star Wars" project — even if you count Baby Yoda, who is technically much older than he looks.

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