After 30 years, Star Tours will be updated with new elements from Star Wars Episode VIII

I headed over to Box Office Mojo yesterday and was somewhat surprised to see that The Force Awakens was at the top spot on the all-time domestic gross list. And of course, Rogue One is already in the Top 10 and climbing. I've never been into Star Wars, but given how much these films are sure-fire box office smashes, seemingly regardless of how good they actually are, I'm surprised there hasn't been a new film every year for the last 20 years.

Sounds super fun. And anything that makes me less likely to get Kashyyk every time I ride is a good thing.

From here on out there will be a new film every year. Confirmed.

To quote Troy McClure of The Simpsons: "Who knows what adventures they'll have between now and the time the show becomes unprofitable?"

Bakeman31092 said:

I headed over to Box Office Mojo yesterday and was somewhat surprised to see that The Force Awakens was at the top spot on the all-time domestic gross list. And of course, Rogue One is already in the Top 10 and climbing. I've never been into Star Wars, but given how much these films are sure-fire box office smashes, seemingly regardless of how good they actually are, I'm surprised there hasn't been a new film every year for the last 20 years.

Becasuse George Lucas was still in control of the franchise. Now that Disney owns the rights (with Lucasfilm involved), there are supposed to be new films every year from here on out.

They haven't said every year... only three sequels and three origin stories. That gets us to 2020. I don't think they'll go further without a specific break, because it is possible to dilute the brand if you go too far.

^^ Agreed.

I've always thought one of the reasons Star Trek Enterprise was cancelled* was that there was too much Star Trek product on the market. If Disney is smart, and they (mostly) seem to be smart, they will not flood the market with Star Wars movies.

* Aside from it being (aside from the two Mirror Universe episodes, which were great) a not very interesting show

Enterprise was a horrible rehash in a time of diluted trekdom

I've always been a huge Star Wars fan (we were born the same year, after all), and I truly thought I had seen the last of any big screen features after the prequels. I still remember the day the news broke about the Disney purchase, and my excitement (at first) was not about new films, but about the prospect of a Star Wars "land" at Disney; literally a boyhood dream come true.

I'm not sure there is any fear of diluting the brand. The trilogy is coming every other year, and these new SW-Story films are really a fascinating diversion from those films. And to be honest, during the years without films, there was plenty of consistent SW stuff to digest (if you were interested). There were countless expanded universe novels, some great, some really horrible...a constant barrage of video games, many of which played like pretend sequels and prequels, and then in the years preceding the prequels the originals were re-released; those debated "re-imagined" originals.

Since the prequels there has been the Clone Wars series, the new Rebels series; I think the only lesson learned is that for the Star Wars fanbase there really is no such thing as too much Star Wars.

I think Jeff meant that a SW film every year indefinitely would be diluting the brand. 6 years of movies I don't think will be if they play it right.

Oh completely agreed. I trust Kathleen Kennedy's leadership; there are already rumors of another trilogy, but with a considerable gap in time between. The ancillary material that's out there is perfect to fill the gaps.

To use an analogy, the feature films are like Cedar Point opening a new record-breaking coaster. The build up, the waiting, and the anticipation are part of what makes them so huge. We've all seen what happens when a park opens up too many "huge" coasters at once. ;)

But people drove *past* Cedar Point to get there...PAST it!!!!