With so many films lined up these threads will keep coming thick and fast as the Mouse House engages the Star Wars franchises hyperdrive. A report has emerged that Disney is lining up Rian Thomas, writer and director of Looper and Brick, to both write and direct Episode VIII in addition to penning a treatment for Episode IX.
If true it suggests Abrams hands on involvement is a one off, though he could oversee production as he will with Star Trek XIII. Episode VIII releases sometime in 2017.
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