# Star Wars Names Jon Watts for Episode X

> Jon Watts leads Star Wars' next film in the saga.
- Title: Star Wars Names Jon Watts for Episode X · Rolling Stone
- Summary: Jon Watts leads Star Wars' next film in the saga. Star Wars has chosen Jon Watts to direct Episode X, the final installment of the Skywalker Saga.
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- Source: Rolling Stone — https://rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/star-wars-director-jon-watts-episode-x-skywalker-saga-1235632455
- Author: Daniel Kreps
- Published: 2026-09-27T13:31:24+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: star wars, jon watts, episode x, skywalker saga, disney, spider-man, skeleton crew
## Star Wars selects director
Star Wars producers have enlisted director Jon Watts to helm the next installment in the series' 'Skywalker Saga'.
## Watts' filmography
Watts directed the first three films in Tom Holland's Spider-Man series and co-created Star Wars' Skeleton Crew Disney+ series.
## Episode X details
Watts will guide Episode X, the first film in what's been reported as the next trilogy in the 'Skywalker Saga'.
## Previous Skywalker films
The original trilogy was followed by a prequel trilogy and then the most recent trilogy: The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi, and The Rise of Skywalker.
## New trilogy writer
Simon Kinberg, screenwriter of X-Men movies, will pen the planned new trilogy, with Daisy Ridley's Rey playing a central role.
## Key takeaway

Star Wars has chosen Jon Watts to direct Episode X, the final installment of the Skywalker Saga.