Next, Disney and Lucasfilm will release Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi, with a second standalone film set to debut in 2018: Han Solo.
Late last year, Disney released the first standalone film set within the Star Wars cinematic franchise with Rogue One: A Star Wars Story – which, while not as successful as The Force Awakens, proved the sci-fi franchise could still do well with audiences even removed from the Skywalker Saga.
When Disney acquired Lucasfilm in 2012, they did so with the additional annoucement that the studio would revive George Lucas’ beloved Star Wars franchise.
The original film kicked things off in 1977 and was followed by two sequels that comprise the original trilogy.