Star Wars: Episode VIII gets an official release date!

Big news has surfaced for the Star Wars universe! Disney held an investors meeting today and Disney CEO Bob Iger revealed the release date for Star Wars: Episode VIII!

Director Rain Johnson has officially been confirmed by the studio to direct the film and it has been given a release date of May 26, 2017.

From the official press release:

"In addition, Iger confirmed that Rian Johnson will write and direct Star Wars: Episode VIII. The film, which continues the saga after the events of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, is set for release on May 26, 2017 — forty years and a day after the release of Star Wars: A New Hope in 1977. Johnson is widely considered one of cinema’s most gifted young filmmakers, having directed the modern sci-fi classic, Looper, as well as Brick and The Brothers Bloom. He was also behind the camera for three episodes of the critically-acclaimed TV series Breaking Bad, including “Ozymandias,” which series creator Vince Gilligan named as the best installment of the show. Kathleen Kennedy and Ram Bergman, producer of Looper, Don Jon, Brick, and The Brothers Bloom, are on board to produce, and J.J. Abrams will serve as executive producer."

It may be a ways away and we still have Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens to be excited about this December, but are you excited to see the release date for the next Star Wars film?

Source: Star Wars