It has been revealed that Lucasfilm didn’t have concrete plans for Star Wars: Episode VIII and Episode IX after The Force Awakens.
There is of course huge anticipation for the next movie in the franchise, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and the director of that film, Rian Johnson, has commented that Lucasfilm didn’t have his movie and the subsequent episode mapped out when he came on board. Responding to a poster on Twitter, Johnson said the following:
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One would have thought Lucasfilm and the Story Group would have had some detailed, elaborate plan for where the saga was heading post The Force Awakens but it seems like this wasn’t the case at all.
Therefore, Rian Johnson supposedly had the freedom to create the movie he wanted without being burdened by future plans for the franchise.
Following this logic, one can assume that Episode IX director Colin Trevorrow will have similar freedom to craft the final film in the trilogy.
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi is set for release on December 15th and sees returning cast members Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker), Carrie Fisher (Leia Organa), Adam Driver (Kylo Ren), Daisy Ridley (Rey), John Boyega (Finn), Oscar Isaac (Poe Dameron), Lupita Nyong’o (Maz Kanata), Domhnall Gleeson (General Hux), Anthony Daniels (C-3PO), Gwendoline Christie (Captain Phasma), Billie Lourd (Lieutenant Connix), Andy Serkis (Supreme Leader Snoke), Peter Mayhew and Joonas Suotamo (Chewbacca), Tim Rose (Admiral Ackbar), Mike Quinn (Nien Nunb), Simon Pegg (Unkar Plutt), and Warwick Davis joined by new additions Jimmy Vee (Pan) as R2-D2, Kelly Marie Tran (Ladies Like Us) as Rose, Benicio Del Toro (Guardians of the Galaxy) as DJ and Laura Dern (Jurassic Park) as Admiral Holdo.
Originally published May 30, 2017. Updated December 16, 2019.
