In addition to letting Star Wars fans know that Star Wars 9 will begin filming this summer, J.J. Abrams also revealed that he is currently in the middle of writing the screenplay with Chris Terrio.
Star Wars 9 will be released on December 20th, 2019, 4 years after The Force Awakens opened in theaters.
Director J.J. Abrams revealed that filming for Star Wars 9 will begin this summer in a message delivered to Japan’s D23 Expo over the weekend.
The original report of the summer production start for Star Wars 9 came from Buzzfeed Up.