Star Wars: Episode VIII has started filming, Episode IX already in production Disney CEO confirms

Work has begun on the next two episodes in the sci-fi saga

Stars Wars: Episode VIII has started filming, Disney’s CEO confirmed.

Bob Iger announced that director Rian Johnson (Brick, Looper), who takes over from JJ Abrams, has started shooting the as-yet-untitled follow-up to The Force Awakens.

“Filming of Star Wars: Episode VIII, the next chapter of the legendary saga, has just commenced and it will be in theaters December 2017,” Iger said.

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Episode VIII was originally due to be released in May 2017 but was pushed back to December, reportedly due to last-minute script changes.

Shooting for the film was scheduled to begin in January, the delay has given the crew a few extra weeks of principle photography.

Iger also confirmed that production has begun on Episode IX, the third film of the trilogy, which will be directed by Jurassic World’s Colin Trevorrow. It’s likely that Iger meant that work has just begun on film which is someway off from its 2019 planned release.

The next Star Wars film in cinemas will be the spinoff Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, directed by Gareth Edwards (Godzilla). Iger said that the movie is “virtually completed” ahead of its release later this year.

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