With just days to go before Rogue One: A Star Wars Story finally comes to a galaxy near you, now seems about the right time to fill you in on what lies in store for Episode VIII.
What is the release date for Episode VIII?
An official date of December 15, 2017 has been confirmed meaning, we only have to wait just over a year before Luke Skywalker and Rey start kicking the ignition on. In the meantime, you can sit back and get ready for Darth Vader’s return in Rogue One.
Does it have a title yet?
Not really but there are plenty of rumors out there. Two sources have suggested different titles for Episode VIII, the first surfaced from Reddit, pitching Star Wars: Tale Of The Jedi Temple as the next film’s title. But it also suggested that the title would be confirmed on May 4 earlier this year, which never happened.
The other title came from a Croatian Star Wars fan site. It claims the new film will be called Star Wars: The Order Of The Dark Side. But everyone else still doubts it. George Lucas has always been secretive about the Star Wars titles especially when he was filming the originals films and the prequels. Even Ewan McGregor had no idea Episode II was called Attack Of The Clones and was left bemused when a reporter informed him months before its release. So the chances are, we won’t know the title until later next year.
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What Episode VIII trailers are available?
None yet. But a few photos have been released by director Rian Johnson (you can see that below) along with a very short behind the scenes teaser video of Luke with Rey, that is actually from Force Awakens.
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New behind the scenes shot of Luke Skywalker on the set of Star Wars: The Force… https://t.co/itUlABMofM pic.twitter.com/XbeffdamXZ
— Jason Ward (@MakingStarWars) February 25, 2016
Who will be in Episode VIII?
The usual suspects; Luke, Rey, Leia, Kylo Ren (Adam Driver), Chewbacca, C-3PO, R2-D2 etc, plus returning characters Smoke (Andy Serkis), Captain Phasma (Gwendoline Christie), Maz Kanata (Lupita Nyong’o), Poe Dameron (Oscar Isaac) and Finn (John Boyega). And more excitingly there is an actual Usual Suspect in this film in the form of Benicio Del Toro, who is set to play a new badass villain!
Can you imagine that?
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