The Star Wars 9 release date is now May 24, 2019

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The release date for Star Wars 9 is May 24, 2019. Disney and Lucasfilm made the announcement on the official Star Wars site along with the above teaser image, also re-confirming that director Colin Trevorrow is leading work on the film.

So far, we know more about what won't be in Star Wars 9 than will be, or rather who. Lucasfilm has definitively stated that the late Carrie Fisher will not appear in Star Wars 9, ruling out any possibility of re-using existing footage or editing in a CGI double like in Rogue One. Filming has not yet begun on the next chapter of the new Star Wars trilogy, but I'm still processing that trailer for Star Wars: The Last Jedi, so I can't be too impatient.

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Connor Sheridan
Connor Sheridan
Former GamesRadar+ News Writer

I got a BA in journalism from Central Michigan University - though the best education I received there was from CM Life, its student-run newspaper. Long before that, I started pursuing my degree in video games by bugging my older brother to let me play Zelda on the Super Nintendo. I've previously been a news intern for GameSpot, a news writer for CVG, and was formerly a staff writer at GamesRadar+.