Rogue One: A Star Wars Story opens in 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, followed by the third Star Wars Anthology film in 2020.
Adam Driver made some headlines a few weeks back when he commented on the matter, seemingly comparing the upcoming movie to The Empire Strikes Back.
This year Rian Johnson was busy filming the highly-anticipated Star Wars: Episode VIII, which will continue the story of Rey, Finn, Poe Dameron, and Kylo Ren.
It’s just different in tone in a way that I think is great and necessary but also very clear.