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Han Solo and Chewie are back after 32 years in a spectacular second trailer for Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens, that shows fans much more of what they. The Star Wars saga continues with this seventh entry -- the first under the Walt Disney Co. umbrella. The film will act as the start of a new trilogy set after the.

Star Wars sequel trilogy - Wikipedia. The Star Wars sequel trilogy is the third film trilogy in the Star Wars American space opera franchise, created by George Lucas. It is being produced by Lucasfilm and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.

The trilogy is to consist of episodes VII through IX and chronologically follows Return of the Jedi (1. Lucas originally planned a sequel trilogy in the mid- 1. The Walt Disney Company acquired Lucasfilm in late 2. The first installment, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, was released on December 1.

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U. S., following a special premiere screening in Los Angeles on December 1. The film is directed by J. J. Abrams who cowrote the screenplay with Lawrence Kasdan and Michael Arndt. Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, and other main cast members from the original trilogy returned to reprise their roles and co- star alongside Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Adam Driver, and Oscar Isaac.

Unlike the previous two trilogies, whose films were released approximately three years apart, the sequel films are planned to be released two years apart. Star Wars: The Last Jedi is set for release on December 1.

Rian Johnson as screenwriter and director. Episode IX was to be directed by Colin Trevorrow; however, in September 2. Lucasfilm announced that Trevorrow had departed from the project, and shortly after announced that Abrams would return to direct the film and co- write it with Chris Terrio. The film is scheduled to be released on December 2. The Force Awakens[edit]The Force Awakens, the first film in the sequel trilogy, takes place approximately 3.

Return of the Jedi and includes new characters, as well as characters from the original trilogy, in search of Luke Skywalker with the help of Han Solo, and Princess Leia along with Chewbacca, C- 3. PO, and R2- D2.[6][7]The Force Awakens, like the subsequent two films, is based on an original screenplay and not a storyline from the expanded universe.[8]The original trilogy's cast joins newcomers Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Adam Driver, and Oscar Isaac. It is directed by J. J. Abrams, who co- wrote a revised version of the screenplay along with Lawrence Kasdan, co- writer of the screenplays for The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi.

Original drafts of The Force Awakens script were written by Michael Arndt,[9][1. Anrdt's vision came into conflict with the conceptual ideas of director J. J. Abrams and Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy, as well as filming schedules and ultimately Arndt was removed from the project due to creative differences and time constraints,[1. Kasdan as the primary co- creative visionary to Abrams' plot concepts.[1. George Lucas was set to provide Abrams with advice as a creative consultant; however, Lucas had no involvement with the film, with his representative stating Lucas "ideally would love not to see any footage until he walks into the theater next December.

He has never been able to be surprised by a Star Wars film before and he said he was looking forward to it."[1. The film began pre- production on October 3. Production began in April 2. December 1. 8, 2. In the US, the film is rated PG- 1. Star Wars film to receive that rating after Revenge of the Sith (the five other films received a PG rating).[2.

The film broke opening weekend box office records in North America with $2. Jurassic World) and totals of $5.

The film set another new record by becoming the first movie to break the $1 billion mark in box office sales in just 1. It is currently the highest- grossing film of all time in North America and the third highest- grossing film worldwide, unadjusted for inflation.[2.

The Last Jedi[edit]On June 2. Rian Johnson was announced as writer and director of Episode VIII and story treatment writer of Episode IX.[2. Kathleen Kennedy and Ram Bergman were the producers and J. J. Abrams is the executive producer. Steve Yedlin is the cinematographer.[2.

Johnson confirmed in August 2. Episode VIII.[2. 9]In March 2. Oscar Isaac confirmed he would reprise his The Force Awakens role of Poe Dameron in Episode VIII.[3. In July 2. 01. 5, it was reported that Benicio del Toro was being considered for a villain; [3. Toro later confirmed that he had been cast.[3. In September 2. 01.

Gugu Mbatha- Raw, Tatiana Maslany, Gina Rodriguez, Olivia Cooke, and Bel Powley were on the shortlist for two separate parts.[3. Jimmy Vee was cast as R2- D2, succeeding Kenny Baker, who died in August 2. Much of the filming for Episode VIII took place at Pinewood Studios near London.[4. In September 2. 01. Skellig Michael, Ireland to take advantage of better weather conditions.[4. In a November 2. 01. Wired, Abrams stated that the film's script was completed.[4.

In December 2. 01. Hamill,[4. 4] Isaac,[4. Christie,[4. 6] and Boyega were confirmed to reprise their roles as Luke Skywalker, Poe Dameron, Captain Phasma, and Finn, respectively.[4. Kennedy announced on December 1.

London premiere for The Force Awakens that most of the cast would return for Episode VIII.[4. On January 2. 0, 2. Lucasfilm and Disney announced that the release of the film would be delayed to December 1. Principal photography began in February 2.

Additional filming took place in Dubrovnik from March 9 to March 1. Ireland.[5. 2] Principal photography wrapped in July 2. On December 2. 7, 2.

Carrie Fisher died after going into cardiac arrest a few days earlier. Fisher had completed filming her role as General Leia Organa, before her death.[5. On January 2. 3, 2. December 1. 5, 2.

Star Wars: The Last Jedi.[5. Episode IX[edit]In June 2. Johnson was announced as writing a story treatment for Episode IX,[2. April 2. 01. 7, he stated he would not be involved with writing the film.[5. In August 2. 01. 5, Colin Trevorrow was announced as the director of Episode IX.[5. Trevorrow, along with Derek Connolly, began writing the script.[6.

On February 1. 0, 2. Disney chief executive officer Bob Iger confirmed that pre- production of Episode IX had begun.[4. Cinematographer John Schwartzman is planning on using 6. In late December 2. Carrie Fisher was slated for a key role in Episode IX.[6. In January 2. 01.

Lucasfilm stated they would not digitally generate Fisher's performance for the film.[6. In April 2. 01. 7, it was confirmed by Kathleen Kennedy that Fisher will not be in Episode IX.[6. In August 2. 01. 7, it was announced that Jack Thorne would rewrite the script.[6. On September 5, 2. Lucasfilm announced that Trevorrow had stepped down as director of the film.[6. A week later, it was announced that Abrams would return to direct Episode IX. Abrams will also co- write the film with Chris Terrio, in addition to producing the film through his company Bad Robot Productions, with Kennedy and Michelle Rejwan.[5][7.

Principal photography is set to begin in June 2. The film is scheduled to be released on December 2. May 2. 01. 9 date.[4]Production[edit]Initial development[edit]Mark Hamill has stated that Lucas told him in 1. Tunisia, that three Star Wars trilogies were planned. Lucas suggested Hamill could have a cameo role in Episode IX, which he imagined filming by 2.

A Time magazine story in March 1. Lucas, also contained the assertion there would be ten further Star Wars films after The Empire Strikes Back.[7.

Gary Kurtz was also aware of proposed story elements for Episode VII to Episode IX before 1. In 1. 98. 0, at the time of the release of The Empire Strikes Back, Lucas said there were seven further Star Wars films he wanted to make. He said he had "twelve- page outlines" for those films.[7. In an interview with Jim Steranko in Prevue magazine published in late 1. Lucas described how the expansive scope of Star Wars had started with an overlong screenplay: So, I took the screenplay and divided it into three stories, and rewrote the first one. As I was writing, I came up with some ideas for a film about robots, with no humans in it.

When I got to working on the Wookiee, I thought of a film just about Wookiees, nothing else. So, for a time, I had a couple of odd movies with just those characters.