Disney recently unveiled the title of the forthcoming film, which is being helmed by the director of the previous film in the franchise, Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

The 9th and final film in this trilogy will be called Episode XI: The Rise of Skywalker.

The title has left fans wondering whether the movie will reveal that Rey is a Skywalker after all, but in typical suspenseful fashion, Abrams is remaining mum. Though he does admit that the title is controversial…

“The title feels like it’s the right title for this movie, and I know that it’s provocative and asks a bunch of questions,” he recently told ET Online. “But I think when you see the movie, you’ll see how it’s intended, what it means.”

The filmmaker also said that the movie possesses the massive responsibility of tying up the past movies and bringing an end to the three trilogies.

Star Wars: Episode XI opens on December 20th .

No pressure.

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With production well underway on Star Wars: Episode IX, director J.J. Abrams seems to be adding even more and more stars with whom he has previously worked.

It was announced last month that Dominic Monaghan, who had partnered with the filmmaker on Lost, would be heading to a galaxy far, far away; as well as Felicity star, Keri Russell; and it looks as though they will now be joined by J.J.’s regular collaborator, Greg Grunberg.

In addition to having a blink-and-you’d-miss-it role on Lost as the pilot, J.J. and Greg have also worked together in the past on Felicity, Alias, and Mission: Impossible III.

Greg’s role in the final part of the Star Wars trilogy is remaining under wraps, but let’s hope that this time he plays a character that survives!

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The filmmaker began production on Star Wars: Episode IX on the 1st of August, and decided to christen the occasion with his first venture into the Twitterverse.

Bittersweet starting this next chapter without Carrie, but thanks to an extraordinary cast and crew, we are ready to go. Grateful for @rianjohnson and special thanks to George Lucas for creating this incredible world and beginning a story of which we are lucky to be a part. #IX pic.twitter.com/FOfnGwVut5

— JJ Abrams (@jjabrams) August 1, 2018

“Bittersweet starting this next chapter without Carrie,” Abrams wrote. “But thanks to an extraordinary cast and crew, we are ready to go. Grateful for @rianjohnson and special thanks to George Lucas for creating this incredible world and beginning a story of which we are lucky to be a part.”

This will be the first Star Wars film without its stalwart, Carrie Fisher, who passed away in December 2016 as a result of cardiac arrest.

Abrams announced last week, however, that the late actress would still appear in Episode IX by using previously unused footage from Episode XIII.

At the time of writing, the director has over 39,800 followers to his name!

Talk about having the force with him…

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Disney recently unveiled the title of the forthcoming film, which is being helmed by the director of the previous film in the franchise, Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

The 9th and final film in this trilogy will be called Episode XI: The Rise of Skywalker.

The title has left fans wondering whether the movie will reveal that Rey is a Skywalker after all, but in typical suspenseful fashion, Abrams is remaining mum. Though he does admit that the title is controversial…

“The title feels like it’s the right title for this movie, and I know that it’s provocative and asks a bunch of questions,” he recently told ET Online. “But I think when you see the movie, you’ll see how it’s intended, what it means.”

The filmmaker also said that the movie possesses the massive responsibility of tying up the past movies and bringing an end to the three trilogies.

Star Wars: Episode XI opens on December 20th .

No pressure.

The post Let’s Talk About That New “Star Wars” Title appeared first on thestarsworldwide.com.

With production well underway on Star Wars: Episode IX, director J.J. Abrams seems to be adding even more and more stars with whom he has previously worked.

It was announced last month that Dominic Monaghan, who had partnered with the filmmaker on Lost, would be heading to a galaxy far, far away; as well as Felicity star, Keri Russell; and it looks as though they will now be joined by J.J.’s regular collaborator, Greg Grunberg.

In addition to having a blink-and-you’d-miss-it role on Lost as the pilot, J.J. and Greg have also worked together in the past on Felicity, Alias, and Mission: Impossible III.

Greg’s role in the final part of the Star Wars trilogy is remaining under wraps, but let’s hope that this time he plays a character that survives!

The post Another of J.J. Abrams’ Collaborators is Heading to the “Star Wars” Universe appeared first on thestarsworldwide.com.

The filmmaker began production on Star Wars: Episode IX on the 1st of August, and decided to christen the occasion with his first venture into the Twitterverse.

Bittersweet starting this next chapter without Carrie, but thanks to an extraordinary cast and crew, we are ready to go. Grateful for @rianjohnson and special thanks to George Lucas for creating this incredible world and beginning a story of which we are lucky to be a part. #IX pic.twitter.com/FOfnGwVut5

— JJ Abrams (@jjabrams) August 1, 2018

“Bittersweet starting this next chapter without Carrie,” Abrams wrote. “But thanks to an extraordinary cast and crew, we are ready to go. Grateful for @rianjohnson and special thanks to George Lucas for creating this incredible world and beginning a story of which we are lucky to be a part.”

This will be the first Star Wars film without its stalwart, Carrie Fisher, who passed away in December 2016 as a result of cardiac arrest.

Abrams announced last week, however, that the late actress would still appear in Episode IX by using previously unused footage from Episode XIII.

At the time of writing, the director has over 39,800 followers to his name!

Talk about having the force with him…

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