The Wars will continue to be waged in the coming years.
By Brandon Wolfe
“Starrrr Warrrrrs, nothing but Starrrr Warrrrrs,” Bill Murray famously once crooned a long time ago (in a galaxy… well, in this galaxy, so not far, far away at all), and it looks like he was onto something, as dates have now been set for the next Star Wars chapter and the first Star Wars spin-off film. Episode VIII, written and directed by Rian Johnson (Looper) will bow on May 26, 2017, which, serendipitously, will be exactly 40 years and one day after the release date of the original Star Wars in 1977.
In the meantime, the stand-alone Star Wars: Rogue One, starring Felicity Jones, will begin shooting this summer for release on December 16, 2016. The storyline for Rogue One is being kept under wraps, but was developed by Industrial Light & Magic’s John Knoll and written by Chris Weitz. Gareth Edwards (Godzilla) will direct.
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