STAR WARS: EPISODE IX Will Reportedly Take Place One Year After THE LAST JEDI, According To Star John Boyega

STAR WARS: EPISODE IX Will Reportedly Take Place One Year After THE LAST JEDI, According To Star John Boyega

While the film isn't set to hit theaters until next year, star John Boyega has seemingly confirmed that Star Wars: Episode IX will take place one year after the events of The Last Jedi. More past the jump.

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By VHernandez - Dec 22, 2018 02:12 PM EST
Filed Under: Star Wars
Source: Empire (via Vanity Fair)
Aside from The Last Jedi, which opened just moments after the events of The Force Awakens, it's been a tradition for each Star Wars films to feature a time jump, and  it looks like that tradition will continue with Star Wars: Episode IX.

Speculation that there would be a significant time-lapse between The Last Jedi and the still untitled Episode IX was fueled earlier this year when actor John Boyega said he was able to grow his hair out for his role as Finn. Now, Boyega has once again commented on the timeline, as a recent article from Empire Magazine noted that "John Boyega has confirmed the film takes place one year after the events of The Last Jedi.”

While it's unclear whether Boyega received approval from Disney and Lucasfilm to reveal this information, this new detail on the film's timeline means that when Episode IX opens we may pick up with the Resistance after it recovered from the losses they sustained in The Last Jedi and a Kylo Ren who has further established his new position as the Supreme Leader of the First Order.

Star Wars: Episode IX is currently set to fly into theaters on December 20, 2019 and sees director J.J. Abrams return to the franchise as a director. The cast includes, John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Issacs, Kelly Marie Tran, Mark Hamill, Billy Dee Williams, Keri Russel, and Carrie Fisher

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Imfunnyhow
Imfunnyhow - 12/22/2018, 2:26 PM
Nebula
Nebula - 12/22/2018, 2:28 PM
@Imfunnyhow -
FireandBlood
FireandBlood - 12/22/2018, 2:29 PM
Cool. Can’t wait.
Brave
Brave - 12/22/2018, 2:31 PM
It's gonna be funny to see hardcore SW fanboys try desperately to NOT change their tune when the first Ep IX trailer blows everyone away.
LEVITIKUZ
LEVITIKUZ - 12/22/2018, 2:36 PM
@Brave - And then after EP IX comes out you will see them saying it's worse than TLJ and how TLJ was better.

Just like what happened after TLJ and all the sudden people liked TFA after people called it ANH 2.0 (even though it's a combination of 1 act from every film in the OT trilogy but nevertheless)
Nightwing1015
Nightwing1015 - 12/22/2018, 2:40 PM
@LEVITIKUZ - Did that really happen with the Force Awakens though? I think fan reaction was pretty positive from the start. In fact, if anything I think the film got less popular after TLJ because people realised the plotlines from TFA were going nowhere.
Nebula
Nebula - 12/22/2018, 2:47 PM
@Nightwing1015 - I've liked TFA since seeing it, and still do but less than I did before TLJ. TLJ majorly takes away from TFA. Anyone liking TFA less on-account of TLJ makes sense because TLJ basically cancelled it out, and anyone who likes TFA more on-account of TLJ is just realising that comparably it isn't near as bad.
LEVITIKUZ
LEVITIKUZ - 12/22/2018, 2:47 PM
@Nightwing1015 - Well I mean you had people upset at how TFA set up so much stuff meaning they had to have been somewhat invested in this stuff or they never knew what a red herring is

Plus you had Max [frick]ing Landis of all people start the "Rey is a Mary Sue" bullshit
Kyos
Kyos - 12/22/2018, 3:02 PM
@LEVITIKUZ - I quite liked TFA when it came out, despite the similarities to what came before. Watching it again highlighted the more troubling elements, but I was very hopeful TLJ would make up for those.

Sadly TLJ then brought the saga to a grinding halt. There's now no point whatsoever in rewatching TFA again, and little incentive to watch Ep IX (at least in the theater). All imo, of course.
Nebula
Nebula - 12/22/2018, 3:16 PM
@Kyos - Exactly. The issues I had with TFA, I assumed would be solved by TLJ, but they weren't and now can't be.

And on the similarities with ANH thing; I kind of think TFA should kind of be looked at as a love-letter and remaster - which would be necessary considering it had been 10 years since a Star Wars and 30 since a beloved one.


It has problems that the original didn't have but it also improves upon it by adding things that weren't prominently in the original like POC and women. Yeah, it's kind of a modern remake, but that doesn't have to be a bad thing.
Nightwing1015
Nightwing1015 - 12/22/2018, 3:17 PM
@LEVITIKUZ - Yeah, I think many people were disappointed that not all plotlines from TFA were addressed or continued in TLJ.

I don't really know much about Max Landis or who he is. I think if you're going to go with the "Mary Sue" criticism, you've got to apply the standard fairly to all characters which many people don't.
Nebula
Nebula - 12/22/2018, 3:22 PM
@Nightwing1015 - I'm passed the Mary Sue thing, I didn't really care too much about it to begin with. I like TFA even whilst being aware of the criticism. Whether she is or not, it doesn't break the film that much.

Also, here's this.."you've got to apply the standard fairly to all characters
Nebula
Nebula - 12/22/2018, 3:24 PM
And even TLJ tried to explain why she was powerful despite no training or whatever. Snoke being like "Kylo, you're [frick]ing powerful - therefore she is."
Rastarapha
Rastarapha - 12/22/2018, 3:29 PM
@Brave -

Great trailer =/= great movie
HopeVanDAUMNN
HopeVanDAUMNN - 12/22/2018, 2:32 PM
Did Pantherpool get banned? For real? What the [frick]. She was so fun and nice. Not to mention she posted some quality gifs. What the hell.
Nebula
Nebula - 12/22/2018, 2:34 PM
@HopeVanDAUMNN - Might've just changed their username. 🤔
Nebula
Nebula - 12/22/2018, 2:35 PM
@HopeVanDAUMNN - Are you someone btw? - as in you've changed your username or have a new account. You recognise someone I recognise but I don't recognise you. 🤔🤔
MrCamw1
MrCamw1 - 12/22/2018, 2:35 PM
@HopeVanDAUMNN - Pantherpool was a she?!?!
MrCamw1
MrCamw1 - 12/22/2018, 2:37 PM
@CrazyCipher - my mind has just been blown!!!
HopeVanDAUMNN
HopeVanDAUMNN - 12/22/2018, 2:37 PM
@Nebula - Her comments are gone and I've looked at articles from weeks ago too.
HopeVanDAUMNN
HopeVanDAUMNN - 12/22/2018, 2:42 PM
@Nebula - I joined cbm.com about 4 months ago. I don't really post comments, I prefer to read them and I enjoyed Pantherpool's comments. She was one of favorites... 🙁
HopeVanDAUMNN
HopeVanDAUMNN - 12/22/2018, 2:43 PM
@HopeVanDAUMNN - *my favorites.
Nebula
Nebula - 12/22/2018, 2:51 PM
@HopeVanDAUMNN @CrazyCipher - Ah well, I'm sure they won't stay gone for good

- that is unless they chose to delete their account for whatever reason.
Nebula
Nebula - 12/22/2018, 2:54 PM
@CrazyCipher - APoolThatIsDead. Damn I'm really out of the loop. They'll probably be back too though - not their first time by any means.
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