Following the news that The Adjustment Bureau's George Nolfi will pen the latest draft of Star Wars: New Jedi Order for Lucasfilm, the filmmaker has opened up on his approach to the storied franchise.

New Jedi Order movie recently hired a writer who appears eager to explore a topic George Lucas examined throughout the franchise.

Nolfi spoke to Film Stories about his take on the Rey movie, and, when the publication pointed out that philosophy and politics could be part of his script, since he studied those subjects before, Nolfi went back to Star Wars creator George Lucas.

New Jedi Order writer George Nolfi has shed light on his approach to the writing process, sharing how he’s drawing from George Lucas’ political themes. In an interview with Film Stories to promote his new film Elevation,

Daisy Ridley’s “Star Wars” movie is still alive. Lucasfilm has hired George Nolfi (“The Borne Ultimatum”) to write the script for the long-gestating follow-up to 2019’s “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker,

Daisy Ridley will return as Rey in a New Jedi Order movie, and I'm convinced screenwriter George Nolfi has just hinted at his inspiration.

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.