Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens started off their plan in the best way possible, and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story has now been tasked to follow up to a lower, but still high, level of success.
Episode 8 is one of the most anticipated movies of next year, as it will hopefully answer the burning questions audiences left The Force Awakens with.
If Episode IX does begin filming in April, the movie will absolutely be on track for a 2019 release.
Rogue One takes a departure from all previous seven films by not being a saga film – though the main saga will be picked up again in Star Wars: Episode VIII in 2017.