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Jaleel White Confirmed For ‘Star Wars: Skeleton Crew’ Disney+ Series

Last year, Family Matters alum, Jaleel White was rumored to have joined a Star Wars project and now the actor has confirmed that he will be appearing in the upcoming Disney+ series “Star Wars: Skeleton Crew.”

White revealed the news while attending the Edmonton Oilers NHL game where he stopped by the Sportsnet broadcast table for a short interview.  The interview was shared by @zjlaing via Twitter in which White Said:

“Oh wow, I’m actually gonna be on a new series on Disney+ starring Jude Law called Skeleton Crew… So that’s a big change for me, man. I had to do two hours of makeup every day. I get to be a pirate.”

White also revealed that the series would be coming to Disney+ in November or December.

“Skeleton Crew” stars Jude Law and is created and executive-produced by director Jon Watts and writer Chris Ford.

Skeleton Crew” follows the journey of four kids who make a mysterious discovery on their seemingly safe home planet, then get lost in a strange and dangerous galaxy. Finding their way home—and meeting unlikely allies and enemies—will be a greater adventure than they ever imagined. 

The series stars Law, Cabot-Conyers, Ravi Cabot-Conyers, Kyriana Kratter,, Robert Timothy Smith and Kerry Condon.

Jon Watts and Christopher Ford are showrunners and executive produce along with Favreau, Filoni, Kennedy and Wilson. Gilchrist and Beck serve as co-executive producers. John Bartnicki and Susan McNamara are producers. 

Directors include Watts, Ford, David Lowery, the Daniels (Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert), Jake Schreier, Bryce Dallas Howard and Lee Isaac Chung. 

“Skeleton Crew” has wrapped filming and is expected to release on Disney+ in late 2023.

Source: Twitter via The Direct

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