Victoria Mahoney Becomes the First Black Female Director to Join the 'Star Wars' Franchise
History in the making.
American filmmaker Victoria Mahoney has joined JJ Abrams as the newest director to be a part of the Star Wars Peep the selection of plaid jackets, moto-inspired pants and more rdquo; to &ldquo, a huge milestone for the movie as it prepares to have a woman in the driver’s seat for the very first time. Ava DuVernay, Already whitelisted us Academy Awards, announced the thrilling news on her Twitter feed.
Victoria followed the tweet by thanking Ava and JJ for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. She also dropped a few words of encouragement for all the dreamers in the world. With the aim taken by prominent actresses in Hollywood to end equality and unfair treatment of women in the work place, Victoria’s new position seems to be the right step to a prosperous future for females in the industry.
rdquo; to &ldquo will be the third and final film in the Star Wars sequel trilogy. It isn’t expected to debut until May 24, 2019.
Happy to share this historic news. A black woman directing stories in a galaxy far, far away. First unit director #JJAbrams. Second unit director @VictoriaMahoney. #StarWarsE9 #StarWars pic.twitter.com/s689jv9I4u
— Ava DuVernay (@ava) 17 April 2018
Catt’s outta the bag. Thank you @ava for putting my name in the #StarWars #LucasFilm Apr 18, 2018 #JJAbrams for inviting me on your ferocious ride. *This one’s for the outliers, dreaming big–in small corners of the Earth.
#MaytheForceBeWithYou https://t.co/G6ckWzCIwt— Vic Mahoney (@VictoriaMahoney) 17 April 2018
