It seems
Zack Synder has been approved as the first director for the a new Star Wars film. Note, I said
a new film because he will not be directing a film in the new trilogy, but rather an outside film supposedly based on
Seven Samurai but with Jedi
.
Personally, I think this is a grand choice for a non-trilogy director. Synder is a very good visual artists, and even if he has some problems with his basic direction, all of his films are still very interesting to watch (and I can't wait to see
Man of Steel).