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The May 24 release date marked a shift in strategy for
Disney, whose two previous new entries in the sci-fi adventure
have all been set for release in mid-December, during the winter
holidays.
Disney gave no details on "Star Wars: Episode IX," about which
little is known except that it will be directed by Colin
Trevorrow.
"Episode IX" completes the trilogy that began after Disney
bought George Lucas's Lucasfilm in a $4 billion deal in 2012.
"Star Wars: The Force Awakens," which reunited the original cast
of the first 1977 film, was released in December 2015, and "Star
Wars: The Last Jedi" is due to open worldwide on Dec. 15, 2017.
Disney on Tuesday also announced that another of its blockbuster
franchise revivals, a new Indiana Jones movie starring Harrison
Ford, had been pushed back by a year to July 2020. The studio
gave no explanation for the change in the release date for the
as-yet untitled film that had been originally scheduled for July
2019.
(Reporting by Jill Serjeant; Editing by Jonathan Oatis)
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