On Tuesday evening, A Wrinkle in Time and New Gods director Ava DuVernay took to Twitter with a major Star Wars announcement, though it wasn’t about herself. For the first time in the franchise’s history, a black woman will direct a significant portion of a Star Wars film. Her name is Victoria Mahoney; remember it.
Source: Gizmodo – Victoria Mahoney Will Help Direct Star Wars: Episode IX, But There’s Still Work to Be Done