<Li> Top 10 (ordered alphabetically)--Calvin Wilson, St. Louis Post-Dispatch </Li> <Li> Top 10 (ordered alphabetically)--Brian Truitt, USA Today </Li> <P> Rian Johnson confirmed in August 2014 that he would direct Episode VIII, later titled The Last Jedi . It was released on December 15, 2017 . Some second - unit filming took place in September 2015 in Ireland, with principal photography beginning in February 2016 at Pinewood Studios . Hamill, Fisher, Driver, Ridley, Boyega, Isaac, Serkis, Nyong'o, Gleeson, Daniels, Christie, Vee, and Suotamo will reprise their roles in the film, and are joined by Kelly Marie Tran, Laura Dern, and Benicio del Toro . </P> <P> Episode IX is scheduled for release on December 20, 2019 . Abrams will direct the film and co-write it with Chris Terrio . </P>

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