Disney released some big news about two forthcoming films in the Star Wars saga on Thursday, revealing that the usual three-year wait between films in the first two trilogies has been halved, thus Star Wars: Episode VIII will hit theaters on May 26, 2017. The second film in the series’ sequel trilogy, which gets under way this December with Director J.J. Abrams’ “The Force Awakens,” also has … Continue reading Star Wars: Episode VIII Gets Release Date; Felicity Jones Cast In First Saga Spinoff Movie

Disney’s first planned Star Wars stand-alone movie officially has a title and its first star. Actress Felicity Jones (The Theory Of Everything) is set to star in Rogue One, which will hit theaters on December 16, 2016 and be directed by Gareth Edwards (2014’s Godzilla), Disney Chairman and CEO Robert Iger announced during a shareholder meeting in San Francisco on Thursday. Jones is rumored to be playing a young Princess Leia in the … Continue reading Felicity Jones To Star In First ‘Star Wars’ Spinoff Film, ‘Rogue One’; Episode VIII Release Date Announced