May 2019 ✓
While Lucasfilm’s sequel trilogy has been met with acclaim and huge box office returns with The Force Awakens and Rogue One, closing out the trilogy with Episode IX comes with considerable pressure to provide a solid ending to a story that’s been building since 2015, and presumably, leaving the door open for additional films for Disney to continue to expand the universe. Earlier this year, Disney CEO Bob Iger said that Lucasfilm and Disney are looking to create another “decade and a half” of Star Wars films following Episode IX, although it’s not clear if that means additional “saga”-style films in the model of The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi, or standalone films such as Rogue One, the Han Solo film, or the rumored Obi-Wan Kenobi film. Hopefully, with Abrams at the helm, the company will be able to nail the landing with Episode IX.