Director Rian Johnson has been working hard on 2017’s Star Wars: Episode VIII, with principal photography commencing back in February.
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.
At the same time, it wouldn’t be surprising if Star Wars 8 had a small presence at Star Wars Celebration 2016 in London next month.
As it turns out, that was spot on, since the filmmaker is now teasing the completion of Star Wars 8 through social media.