Star Wars movie 'Rogue Squadron' coming from 'Wonder Woman' director Patty Jenkins

Wonder Woman 1984 director Patty Jenkins is taking a trip from Themyscira to a certain galaxy far, far away.

Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy announced Thursday that Jenkins will direct the next new Star Wars feature film, titled Rogue Squadron. No casting has been announced at this time.

Jenkins confirmed the news with a video posted on social media.

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Per Lucasfilm, the movie will "introduce a new generation of starfighter pilots as they earn their wings and risk their lives in a boundary-pushing, high-speed thrill-ride, and move the saga into the future era of the galaxy."

"It’s been a lifelong dream as a filmmaker to one day make a great fighter pilot film," said Jenkins, noting that she herself the daughter of a fighter pilot.

Rogue Squadron makes Jenkins the first female director of a theatrically released Star Wars film, though not the first woman to direct a Star Wars story — Deborah Chow and Bryce Dallas Howard have directed episodes of the Disney+ series The Mandalorian.

Said Kennedy of Jenkins: “She’s a visionary who knows how to strike the balance between action and heart, and I can’t wait to see what she does in the Star Wars galaxy.”

Jenkins' Star Wars film is one of several in the works, along with an untitled project from Thor: Ragnarok director Taika Waititi.

Rogue Squadron is slated to hit theaters Christmas Day, 2023.

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