The Walt Disney Company and Lucasfilm announced that the ninth chapter of the "Star Wars" saga will arrive in theaters May 24, 2019. Directed by Colin Trevorrow, the movie will be the final chapter in the latter-day "Star Wars trilogy" that began with "The Force Awakens."
As previously reported, the late Carrie Fisher will not appear in "Episode IX," either via stock footage or digital recreation, but she will be in "The Last Jedi."