Via Entertainment Weekly, Walt Disney Pictures has already roughly planned out the release dates for the next five Star Wars movies (subject to change).
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, the next feature in line, is of course more fleshed out than the other four and has starry cast lined up including this past year’s Academy Award-nominated actress Felicity Jones (The Theory of Everything) and Academy Award winner Forest Whitaker (The Last King of Scotland). Gareth Edwards (Godzilla) directs from a script by Gary Whitta and Chris Weitz. Principal photography began this past summer. See a pic of the cast below:
Rian Johnon, writer and director of 2012’s critically acclaimed science fiction thriller Looper starring Bruce Willis (Rock the Kasbah) and Joseph Gordon-Levitt (The Walk) has been tapped to write and direct Star Wars: Episode VIII, and to pen Star Wars: Episode IX.
The makers of last year’s critical and commercial hit The LEGO Movie, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, are set to direct a Han Solo origins story. The big question of the day is, who can play the young Han Solo and do the character justice? Harrison Ford is a hard act to follow. Lawrence Kasdan, who penned Star Wars Episode VII – Return of the Jedi and co-wrote Star Wars: The Force Awakens, will be back to write the Han Solo movie along with his son Jon Kasdan.
Colin Trevorrow, writer-director of this year’s mega box office hit Jurassic World is slated to direct Star Wars: Episode IX.
See below for the planned roll out over the next five years:
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Director: Gareth Edwards
Writers: Gary Whitta and Chris Weitz
Cast: Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Riz Ahmed, Ben Mendelsohn, Donnie Yen, Jiang Wen, Forest Whitaker, Mads Mikkelsen, and Alan Tudyk
Storyline: Following the foundation of the Galactic Empire, a wayward band of Rebel fighters comes together to carry out a desperate mission: to steal the plans for the Death Star before it can be used to enforce the Emperor’s rule.
Release: Dec. 16, 2016
Star Wars: Episode VIII
Director/Writer: Rian Johnson
Cast: Mark Hamill, Daisy Ridley, Oscar Isaac (reportedly)
Storyline: Unknown
Release: May 26, 2017
Star Wars Anthology: Han Solo (working title)
Directors: Phil Lord and Christopher Miller
Writers: Lawrence and Jon Kasdan
Cast: Not yet announced
Storyline: The origins story of Han Solo
Release: May 25, 2018
Star Wars: Episode IX
Director: Colin Trevorrow
Writer: Rian Johnson
Cast: Not yet announced
Storyline: Unknown
Release: 2019
Star Wars Anthology: Boba Fett
Director: Not yet announced
Writer: Not yet announced
Cast: Not yet announced
Storyline: Unknown
Release: 2020 (reportedly)
We will keep you posted as more information rolls in.
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