In a statement released on social media by Sherman Obaid Chinoy, it has been said that she will direct the new film of the Star Wars series - Photo: Sherman Obaid Facebook
In a statement released on social media by Sherman Obaid Chinoy, it has been said that she will direct the new film of the Star Wars series – Photo: Sherman Obaid Facebook

Another honor for Oscar-winning Pakistani filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy became the first female director to helm a new film in the Hollywood series Star Wars.

In a statement released on social media by Sherman Obaid Chinoy, it has been said that she will direct the new film of the Star Wars series.

She will be the first woman to direct a film in the Star Wars series. This was confirmed by Kathleen Kennedy, president of Lucasfilm, the company that makes the Star Wars series, in London on Friday.

The name of this new Star Wars movie has not been finalized yet.

In his statement in this regard, Sherman Obaid said that he is very excited about directing the Star Wars film.