We have the release dates for three more “Star Wars” movies. The Hollywood Reporter reported the following Tuesday: Disney has dated three untitled Star Wars films, the first hint of the franchise’s big screen future. They are set for Dec. 16, 2022, Dec. 12, 2024 and Dec. 18, 2026. While it is unclear what the Star Wars films will tackle, it is known that Rian Johnson is writing his own trilogy, while Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss are penning their own. For those of you who don’t know, “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” will get released December 2019. That means we’ll got three years before a new one. (RELATED: First Trailer For Star Wars Episode IX Released) My friends, this is great news. We’ve had way too many “Star Wars” films coming out over the past few years, and the quality has noticeably taken a hit. “The Rise of Skywalker” will be the fifth film in saga released since December 2015. That averages out to a new movie every 9.6 months. We’ve gotten three sequels, “Rogue One” and “Solo” over that time period. That’s just an absurd rate, and it needs to come to a halt immediately. I’m okay with a new film every two years. I’m not okay with one under every 10 months. Take a little more time with the films, focus more on deeper storylines, go back to the old ways from the originals and everything will be okay. We don’t need a new star was movie every year. We just don’t. I love the saga more than just about anybody else, and I’m damn sure not asking for that much content. Let’s hope the new films meet my high expectations. The sequels weren’t awful, but they could have been much better. Rag on me if you want, but that’s the truth.<doc-sep>Moviegoers will have to wait a little longer to return to Pandora. James Cameron’s long-awaited and oft-delayed follow-up to “Avatar” has been pushed back another year. “Avatar 2” will hit theaters on Dec. 17, 2021 instead of Dec. 18, 2020 as originally planned. Its move means that “Avatar 3” will open on Dec. 22, 2023 as opposed to Dec. 17, 2021 while “Avatar 4” will bow on Dec. 19, 2025 instead of Dec. 20, 2024 and “Avatar 5” will launch Dec. 17, 2027. The news comes as part of a larger shift in release dates unveiled by Walt Disney Studios. The company is moving around the debuts of various movies it inherited after buying the bulk of 21st Century Fox’s film and television assets in a $71.3 billion mega-merger. As part of the great release date shake-up, Disney announced there will be a trio of untitled “Star Wars” entries. These will hit theaters after “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” brings the Skywalker spinoff saga to a close this December. The first of the new three films will hit the big screen on Dec. 16, 2022. There will be two other follow-ups that will premiere in the Christmas corridor on Dec. 20, 2024 and Dec. 18, 2026. The news means that Disney is poised to dominate the busy holiday movie-going season for the foreseeable future, as it alternates between “Avatar” and “Star Wars” films. Moviegoers will be treated to new Na’vi and Jedi adventures each year between 2021 and 2027. Following its box office behemoth “Avengers: Endgame,” Disney has also adjusted a few upcoming Marvel releases. Fox’s “The New Mutants,” an “X-Men” film with “Game of Thrones” star Maisie Williams, was pushed back from Aug. 2, 2019 to April 3, 2020. Meanwhile, “Gambit,” another Fox-owned “X-Men” entry, was removed from the studio’s schedule. The Channing Tatum-led spinoff was previously dated for March 13, 2020. But that’s not all. In 2020, Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story” adaptation” will bow on Dec. 18, while “Cruella,” a live-action “101 Dalmatians” spin-off, will launch Dec. 23 ahead of the long holiday weekend. As expected, “Ad Astra,” an astronaut drama starring Brad Pitt, will now lift off Sept. 20, 2019. The movie had barely received any promotion ahead of its original Memorial Day weekend slot, so a delay was all but inevitable. A handful of summer 2019 releases were also shifted around, including Fox 2000’s “The Art of Racing in the Rain,” which was moved up to Aug. 9, and Fox Searchlight’s “Ready or Not,” now debuting Aug. 23. Meanwhile, “Artemis Fowel,” a YA adaptation, once scheduled for Aug. 9, 2019, is now dated for May 29, 2020. “We’re excited to put in place a robust and diverse slate that lays the foundation of our long-term strategy, bringing together a breadth of films from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm, Fox, Fox Searchlight, and Blue Sky Studios to create an extraordinary collection of cinematic experiences for audiences around the world,” said Cathleen Taff, the studio’s president of theatrical distribution, in a statement. “With a strong summer already in place, we are eager to carry that momentum forward over the coming years thanks to a creative wellspring of bold and imaginative stories coming from our world-class studios — including several new chapters of two revered franchises, ‘Avatar’ and ‘Star Wars. '” TRENDING ON VARIETY: See the full updates to the release schedule below: THE ART OF RACING IN THE RAIN (FOX) previously dated on 9/27/19 moves to 8/9/19 READY OR NOT (FSL) is now dated on 8/23/19 AD ASTRA (FOX) previously dated on 5/24/19 moves to 9/20/19 FORD v. FERRARI (FOX) is the updated title of previous UNTITLED JAMES MANGOLD PROJECT dated on 11/15/19 STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER (DIS) is the updated title of previous STAR WARS: EPISODE IX dated on 12/20/19 SPIES IN DISGUISE (FOX) previously dated on 9/13/19 moves to 12/25/19 UNDERWATER (FOX) is now dated on 1/10/20 CALL OF THE WILD (FOX) previously dated on 12/25/19 moves to 2/21/20 THE NEW MUTANTS (FOX) previously dated on 8/2/19 moves to 4/3/20 ARTEMIS FOWL (DIS) previously dated on 8/9/19 moves to 5/29/20 THE ONE AND ONLY IVAN (DIS) is the updated title of previous UNTITLED DISNEY LIVE ACTION dated on 2/14/20, and moves to 8/14/20 DEATH ON THE NILE (FOX) previously dated on 10/2/20 moves to 10/9/20 WEST SIDE STORY (FOX) is now dated on 12/18/20 CRUELLA (DIS) is the updated title of previous UNTITLED DISNEY LIVE ACTION dated on 12/23/20 NIMONA (FOX) previously dated on 2/14/20 moves to 3/5/21 AVATAR 2 (FOX) previously dated on 12/18/20 moves to 12/17/21 UNTITLED STAR WARS (DIS) is the updated title of previous UNTITLED DISNEY LIVE ACTION dated on 12/16/22 AVATAR 3 (FOX) previously dated on 12/17/21 moves to 12/22/23 UNTITLED STAR WARS (DIS) is now dated on 12/20/24 AVATAR 4 (FOX) previously dated on 12/20/24 is now dated on 12/19/25 UNTITLED STAR WARS (DIS) is now dated on 12/18/26 AVATAR 5 (FOX) previously dated on 12/19/25 moves to 12/17/27 GAMBIT (FOX) previously dated on 3/13/20 is removed from schedule UNTITLED FOX MARVEL (FOX) previously dated on 6/26/20 is removed from schedule UNTITLED FOX MARVEL (FOX) previously dated on 10/2/20 is removed from schedule UNTITLED DISNEY LIVE ACTION (DIS) previously dated on 10/9/20 is removed from schedule UNTITLED FOX MARVEL (FOX) previously dated on 3/5/21 is removed from schedule FOSTER (FOX) previously dated on 3/5/21 is removed from schedule UNTITLED DISNEY LIVE ACTION (DIS) previously dated on 12/22/21 is removed from schedule<doc-sep>
The Rise of Skywalker is the new film's title The upcoming Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker won't be the end of the franchise. Disney has revealed that there are three more Star Wars films due to land in cinemas. They'll be released in 2022, 2024 and 2026. Lucasfilm Ltd. Three more Star Wars films are on their way aftre The Rise of Skywalker. The company hasn't revealed details of those projects. Star Wars: The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson is developing a new trilogy for the space saga. READ MORE: * The porgs are becoming the new stars of Star Wars * Lightsaber-rattling trailer for Star Wars: The Last Jedi offers glimpses of Luke Skywalker * Carrie Fisher's Star Wars: The Last Jedi scenes will not be changed * 'Last Jedi' title reveal sends 'Star Wars' fans into frenzy The release dates show that Christmas will be dominated in alternate years by the franchise, with the first releasing December 16, 2022, the next December 20, 2024, and the final one December 18, 2026. That means that Disney, which this December will release Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, is set to rule the next nine Christmas box office seasons with either an Avatar or a Star Wars movie, except for one. For the lone exception, December 2020, the company has dated Steven Spielberg's West Side Story (December 18) and Cruella (December 23), a Cruella De Vil origin story starring Emma Stone. Disney is already poised for a summer string of blockbusters including Aladdin, Toy Story 4 and The Lion King. "With a strong summer already in place, we are eager to carry that momentum forward over the coming years thanks to a creative wellspring of bold and imaginative stories coming from our world-class studios," Cathleen Taft, head of distribution for Disney, said in a statement ﻿