Star Wars sequel trilogy of episodes "VII", "VIII" and "IX". Dale Pollock, George Lucas's biographer, revealed in a 2012 interview, that as part of his biographical research during the 1980s, Lucas had allowed him to read the plot outlines for the at the time comprising 12 planned "Star Wars" film episodes, albeit on the condition of signing a confidentiality agreement. Those plans Pollock saw, however were drastically changed after "Empire Strikes Back" released because Lucas decided not to make the sequel trilogy, and instead finish the story as a trilogy, by ending the storyline with "". This led Lucas to rework and fully incorporate
Star Wars: The Last Jedi game's first "season". An update to the MOBA mobile game "" added new content from the sequel era, including some characters as they appeared in "The Last Jedi". Characters from the film also appeared in the mobile RPG "". Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment released "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" digitally in HD and 4K via digital download and Movies Anywhere on March 13, 2018, with an Ultra HD Blu-ray, Blu-ray, and DVD physical release on March 27. It was the first "Star Wars" film to be released on the Ultra HD Blu-ray format. The official novelization is by Jason