Star Wars: Episode IX To Be Shot On 65mm

The Star Wars movie universe continues to expand with Rogue One: A Star Wars story hitting theaters soon, and Rian Johnson's Star Wars: Episode VIII coming around the same time next year. Jurassic World director Colin Trevorrow is directing Episode IX, and today we learn more about his planned technical specs for the film..

The Playlist cites a recent announcement by Kodak about its UK facilities now being 65mm capable. The company has a list of movies that it will be handling at these facilities, and one of them (obviously) is Star Wars: Episode IX.

For comparison:

• Star Wars: The Force Awakens was also shot on 65mm Kodak film.
• Star Wars: Episode VIII will be shot on 35mm film, as director Rian Johnson needs it that way for what he has planned.
• Rogue One will be 65mm with 6Kresolution (nice).

So, it seems that Disney is definitely following a format plan for their big Star Wars films - and probably helping Kodak continue to climb from its near-collapse in the early 2010s. Since few fans have complained about the visual scope and splendor of these new Star Wars films, it all seems like a win-win to us.

It does beg the question though: what is Rian Johnson doing with Episode VIII that requires him to use 35mm?

Rouge One: A Star Wars Story will be in theaters on December 16, 2016. Star Wars: Episode VIII will be in theaters on December 15, 2017. The Han Solo Standalone Film will be released on May 25, 2018. Star Wars: Episode IX will be in theaters on May 23, 2019.