A Look at the Future of Star Wars

You may have heard rumors about the Disney’s plans for the Star Wars franchise. The very first anthology film, Rogue One, will release before Christmas, and we’ll see untitled Episode VIII release around the same time next year. The plan seems to be to continue this pattern, with two years between each episodic main series film, and an anthology piece every other year as well. After Episode VIII, the next film will be about a young Han Solo, which sounds like a movie that would be impossible to make. That’s why Phil Lord and Chris Miller, since their skill as directors is to make great movies out of unlikely ideas.

According to Disney CEO Bob Iger, the group already has plans for films up through 2020, which will see the release of a third anthology film. He has confirmed that Kathleen Kennedy, Lucasfilm president, and the rest of the group has begun plans for the franchise for 2021 onward.

Disney purchased Lucasfilm for $4 billion back in 2012. Considering the value of the Star Wars brand, it was a well calculated move, and Disney is the sort of business juggernaut that could wield the brand name.