Derek Hoffman Named Vice President of Development at Lucasfilm

Hoffman’s new role will see him overseeing development of live-action projects.

Derek Hoffman has been appointed as Lucasfilm’s new vice president of development.

What’s Happening:

TheWrap reports that Derek Hoffman will be Lucasfilm’s new vice president of development, where he’ll oversee development of live-action projects.
The job previously belonged to Rayne Roberts, who left the company at the end of last year after co-developing The Acolyte with Leslye Headland, where she was credited as a producer.
Hoffman has worked in the film, video game and comic book industry for the last 24 years.
Notably he worked up the ranks at The Donners’ Company, becoming vice president and working on each film in the X-Men franchise.
Hoffman ultimately spearheaded the franchise’s move into television serving as co-executive producer on the FX series Legion and as executive producer on Fox’s The Gifted.
Lucasfilm currently has numerous live action Star Wars in the pipeline, including season 2 of Andor, a new film from Shawn Levy and a film which will see Daisy Ridley return as Rey.

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