STAR WARS Episodes VIII and IX Dates Confirmed, More Trilogies Teased

As you know, Star Wars: The Force Awakens is the film that is going to launch a whole new set of Star Wars films. I couldn't be more excited about what is coming our way. I trust that Disney and Lucasfilm are going to deliver some incredible Star Wars movies that are going to make fans extremely happy.

The first Star Wars standalone film is set to open December 16th, 2016. That first standalone movie could be anything, and we're all patiently waiting to see what it is. We've previously heard that Lucasfilm will eventually get to the point of releasing two Star Wars films a year. In a recent shareholders report, Disney CEO Bob Iger talked about seeing footage from The Force Awakens, and also confirmed the years that Rian Johnson's Episodes VIII and IX will be released. He also teases that this might not be the only trilogy we see:

"As one of the few people allowed to visit the set during filming….and one of the fewer who’s seen most of the footage…I can assure the millions of Star Wars fans who have spent the last decade hoping for a new movie this one will be worth the wait. And it’s only the beginning of a new era of exceptional Star Wars storytelling; next year we’ll release our first standalone movie based on these characters, followed by Star Wars: Episode VIII in 2017, and we’ll finish this trilogy with Episode IX in 2019."

One of the most interesting aspects in this statement is when he refers to Episode IX as being the end of “this trilogy.” That term kind of implies that they are planning for more, which would make complete sense! They might as well keep the story that George Lucas started going as long as they can. You think Disney bought Lucasfilm to make one more new trilogy and a few standalone films? Hell no! It only makes sense for them to keep that saga going for as long as fans are willing to pay to watch them. As long as they make great Star Wars films, then I don't think they'll have any problems making billions upon billions of dollars on this franchise.

Via: Star Wars Underworld

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