A Wrinkle in Time and New Gods director Ava DuVernay has announced that her good friend Victoria Mahoney (Yelling to The Sky, Misfits) will join J.J. Abrams on Star Wars: Episode IX as second unit director.
Though Abrams is obviously at the helm of the picture, this is still a pretty big deal as Mahoney becomes the first black woman to take on a directorial role in the long history of the iconic franchise.
You can check out DuVernay's Tweet and Mahoney's response below. The still untitled Star Wars Episode IX is set to release in theaters on December 20, 2019.
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