Disney announces Star Wars: Episode VIII release date, spinoff movie title
Time to get out your calendars and make sure no one’s getting married, having a baby, or some other difficult-to-avoid life event on May 26, 2017, as that’s when Variety reports that Star Wars: Episode VIII will hit theaters. Disney chief Bob Iger announced the release date at a shareholders’ meeting in San Francisco today, where he also confirmed previous reports that Looper’s Rian Johnson will write and direct the eighth film in the series.