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By way of Disney’s annual report, Steamboat Willie captain Bob Iger has confirmed the release dates of the two “Star Wars : The Force Awakens” sequels.
As expected, Rian Johnson’s Episode VII will arrive in 2017, while Episode VIII will arrive in 2019.
Between those years, Disney will release standalone “Star Wars” films – like the one Gareth Edwards is currently prepping, due 2016.
Iger says he’s seen footage from “The Force Awakens” and promises it’s worth the wait.
“As one of the few people allowed to visit the set during filming… and one of the fewer who’s seen most of the footage… I can assure the millions of ‘Star Wars’ fans who have spent the last decade hoping for a new movie this one will be worth the wait. And it’s only the beginning of a new era of exceptional ‘Star Wars’ storytelling; next year we’ll release our first standalone movie based on these characters, followed by ‘Star Wars: Episode VIII’ in 2017, and we’ll finish this trilogy with ‘Episode IX’ in 2019,” wrote Iger.
Via ‘The Wrap‘, ‘Get Your Geek On‘
