And Mark Hamill will be growing back his Jedi beard in time for Star Wars: Episode IX to start shooting, which will likely take place in 2018.
Star Wars: Episode VIII is said to pick up mere moments after this scene, and will find Luke training Rey to become a Jedi Knight.
Luke Skywalker will return in Star Wars: Episode IX.
However it turns out, we can rest assured that Master Jedi Luke Skywalker’s story is not done in the upcoming Star Wars: Episode VIII, which hits theaters in December 2017.