May the force be with everyone who is freaking out about this news.
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Lots of exciting Star Wars-related news emerged on Thursday during Disney's annual shareholders meeting in San Francisco: Star Wars: Episode VIII now has a release date (May 26, 2017) and a writer/director (Looper's Rian Johnson) and the franchise's first stand-alone movie now has a title, star, director, and writer.
The stand-alone feature will be called Rogue One and will star Oscar nominee Felicity Jones. Godzilla's Gareth Edwards has signed on to direct and Oscar nominee Chris Weitz (who penned Cinderella and About a Boy) will write the screenplay. John Knoll, who came up with the story for Rogue One, will executive produce along with Simon Emanuel and Jason McGatlin; Kathleen Kennedy and Tony To will produce; and John Swartz will co-produce.
The title of the film indicates it could be about Wedge Antilles, the leader of the Rebel Squadron who was in the original film, considering his call-sign was Rogue One. A rep for Disney did not immediately reply to BuzzFeed News' request for confirmation.
The spinoff starts shooting in London in the summer with the goal of a December 16, 2016 release date.
If it feels too long to wait, luckily, Star Wars: The Force Awakens (formerly Episode VII) opens on Dec. 18, 2015.
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