Disney and Lucasfilm have made announcements regarding upcoming Star Wars films at a meeting held today in San Fransisco.
First, Rian Johnson (Brick, Looper) has finally been confirmed as the writer and director of Star Wars: Episode VIII. The film, that's yet to be titled, will be released on May 26, 2017, 40 years and a day after Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope was released in theaters back in 1977.
Gareth Edwards, who directed last year's Godzilla, will be directing a Star Wars spinoff film that's set to be released on December 16, 2016, just about a year after the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The title of the spinoff has been confirmed. The title will be Rogue One. The script will be pen by Chris Weitz, who wrote the script for the latest Cinderella movie. He's also written American Pie, About a Boy and The Golden Compass. It's also been confirmed that recent Oscar-nominated actress Felicity Jones (The Theory of Everything) will be starring in the film. Rogue One will be the first of Star Wars stand-alone films.
What else do I have to say? It's Star Wars, I'm pumped! The end. Rian Johnson is a fantastic writer and director who also happened to direct three episodes of Breaking Bad, my favorite TV show. Brick and Looper are solid films, so he's perfect for the Star Wars universe. With the spinoff, I'm also excited mainly for Felicity Jones. I adored her in The Theory of Everything and she's going to be great in the world of Star Wars! This is going to turn out great, hopefully.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens will be released in theaters on December 18th, 2015. Rogue One is scheduled to be released on December 16, 2016 and Star Wars: Episode VIII is scheduled to be released on May 26, 2017.
- BS
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