Taika Waititi will direct a new "Star Wars" movie.<br />Disney made the announcement on Monday, saying the new movie is part of a growing list of Star Wars projects.<br />The announcement said that he will also be co-writing the screenplay alongside Krysty Wilson-Cairns.<br />Waititi recently won the Academy Award for best-adapted screenplay for "Jojo Rabbit".<br />According to CNN, Waititi also directed the season one finale of "The Mandalorian" on Disney+.