Since New Jedi Order was announced at Star Wars celebration 2023, Lucasfilm has only given a few hints about its plot. It is known that New Jedi Order takes place 15 years after Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, further into the future of the Star Wars timeline than anything else in canon. Lucasfilm also confirmed that New Jedi Order refers to the name of the era Obaid-Chinoy’s movie takes place in. With that information, fans theorized that Rey would be rebuilding the Jedi Order, as Luke Skywalker tried to do during the New Republic era, which Obaid-Chinoy has seemingly confirmed.

Obaid-Chinoy’s comment that she had spoken to George Lucas and other creatives at Lucasfilm is yet another very encouraging sign for New Jedi Order. It’s a sign that the upcoming Star Wars movie is going to be a collaborative effort, and that the entire company is working together to make it as good as possible. The fact that Obaid-Chinoy has spoken to Lucas also proves how dedicated she is to New Jedi Order, and that she will do anything she can to make sure it’s great. With Rey helming a Jedi academy and George Lucas providing his support, New Jedi Order already sounds exciting.