Star Wars: Taika Waititi describes the film as 'something new with new characters who will expand the world'


Filmmaker-actor Taika Waititi has opened up about what to expect from his 'Star Wars' film.

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He says it will be "something new" involving "new characters" who will "expand the world".

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The director warned as much in a recent interview with Total Film saying, "Look,

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I think for the Star Wars universe to expand, it has to expand.

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I don't think that I'm any use in the Star Wars universe making a film where everyone's like, 'Oh great,

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well that's the blueprints to the Millennium Falcon, ah that's Chewbacca's grandmother.'

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According to 'Deadline', the director, who is gearing up for the release of 'Thor

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Love and Thunder', went on to say

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"I would like to take something new and create some new characters and just expand the world,

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