| Tango01 | 13 Mar 2015 11:57 a.m. PST |
"Just when it was almost quiet on the Star Wars news front, Disney kicked up some dust with two big announcements about the future of its oldest cinematic universe: Star Wars: Episode VIII will hit theaters on May 26, 2017, and the title of the franchise's first stand-alone film will be Rogue One. Episode VIII is being directed by Looper writer/director Rian Johnson, who will also write the script for his Star Wars film. (For fans of Johnson's work, like us, this is what they call Oh-Hell-Yes News.) His movie will pick up where J.J. Abrams' Star Wars: The Force Awakens—hitting theaters in December—leaves off, Disney CEO Bob Iger told shareholders today in San Francisco. That release date, for the calendar-minded, is 40 years and a day after the release of Star Wars: Episode IV—A New Hope. Rogue One is being directed by Godzilla director Gareth Edwards and will star Theory of Everything actress Felicity Jones. The movie is based on an idea from Industrial Light & Magic VFX maestro John Knoll, and although no details about the film's plot were revealed, the announcement of Jones' casting suggests the possibility of a female-fronted Star Wars film, which also lands squarely in Oh-Hell-Yes News territory. Rogue One beats Episode VIII into theaters by just about six months, opening on Dec. 16, 2016…"
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| thosmoss | 13 Mar 2015 2:17 p.m. PST |
Aw, they missed May the Fourth by just a few weeks. C'mon guys! |
| Rogues1 | 13 Mar 2015 2:19 p.m. PST |
Who doesn't like the idea of a film called Rogue One. |
 javelin98  | 13 Mar 2015 2:22 p.m. PST |
So… I'm confused. Is Rogue One an entirely different movie from Episodes 7 and 8? |
| darthfozzywig | 13 Mar 2015 2:48 p.m. PST |
Yes, Disney is doing stand alone films that take place in the universe, but aren't directly part of the main series. |
| Mako11 | 13 Mar 2015 5:53 p.m. PST |
I guess you are not the only confused one, Jav. An interesting development. Perhaps then, there is hope for a movie from the Empire's side of things, e.g. Imperial Guard's view, those of the Empire's Fighter Squadron Pilots, and/or Sand Troopers/Stormtroopers. |
| Landorl | 13 Mar 2015 8:02 p.m. PST |
In theory, Rogue One would be about Wedge Anilles. He lead Rogue Squadron after Luke Skywalker. However, the Star Wars Universe has changed before… |
| billthecat | 14 Mar 2015 10:52 a.m. PST |
I'm waiting for the Yoda/Jar-Jar sing-along. |
| saltflats1929 | 14 Mar 2015 10:59 a.m. PST |
Hoping for a Jawa POV after school special |
| StarfuryXL5 | 14 Mar 2015 5:20 p.m. PST |
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| Sargonarhes | 15 Mar 2015 5:29 a.m. PST |
In short Disney's going to milk Star Wars like George could never have imagined. This is good or bad depending on how you see it. |
| TwinMirror | 18 Mar 2015 5:28 a.m. PST |
'I've got a bad feeling about this' |
| darthfozzywig | 18 Mar 2015 9:14 a.m. PST |
One good idea that's been tossed around is a "Dirty Dozen" style film about stealing the plans to the Death Star. |
| FreemanL | 18 Mar 2015 9:59 a.m. PST |
Would love to see Rogue One be Mara Jade while she was an assassin for the Emperor. Failing that, any adaptation of Zahn's works would be great but probably too much to ask for.
Larry |
