James Mangold is setting his Star War a long, long time ago

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Oscar-winning director James Mangold jumps back 25,000 years to craft a brand new Star Wars origin story, sidestepping the franchise's famously complex timeline.

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Mangold's prequel will be set a staggering 25 millennia before the events of the main Star Wars saga, allowing him to create a fresh, standalone take on the beloved galaxy far, far away.
Rather than tying into the existing Star Wars stories, Mangold is aiming to craft an entirely new narrative that can stand on its own, unencumbered by decades of interconnected lore.

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