Begging to simply get a meeting.
Nunca," Mahoney writes.
I’m giving you one name and one name only: Victoria Mahoney.'"

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“My jaw hits the floor, and I hear myself say, ‘Holy shit!’
I start telling myself, ‘Pull it together.
Don’t be an amateur.
Keep your geekdom close to the chest.
Hide your awe, Mahoney.’
But then I see J.J. in my periphery, smiling as big and full as me.
“Happy to share this historic news.
A black woman directing stories in a galaxy far, far away,” DuVernaywrote on Instagram.
“First unit director J.J. Abrams.
Second unit director Victoria Mahoney.”
Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalkerhits theaters Dec. 20.