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.
There has been much hype – and, it turns out, some trepidation – regarding Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, the first-ever Star Wars film to be a standalone adventure, as opposed to a main installment of the Skywalker family’s involvement with galactic history.
You best believe all eyes will be on Rogue One, Lucasfilm, and Disney to see how this film is received, for these reasons.
But, then again, this could prove to be the downfall of this mightier, annualized Star Wars empire.