Rogue One: A Star Wars Story opens in U.S. theaters on December 16, 2016, followed by Star Wars: Episode VIII on December 15, 2017, the Han Solo Star Wars Anthology film on May 25, 2018, Star Wars: Episode IX in 2019, and the third Star Wars Anthology film in 2020.
Just two months after Star Wars: The Force Awakens opened to critical acclaim and box office records, Rian Johnson began principal photography on the forthcoming Star Wars: Episode VIII.
Johnson recently hinted that soon he would be wrapping production, well ahead of the film’s December 2017 release date.
They’ll have to wait until 2017 for the spotlight to be thrust on Star Wars 8, which is the way it should be.