Star Wars sequel trilogy suggested Hamill could have a cameo role in "Episode IX", which he imagined filming by 2011. A "Time" magazine story in March 1978, quoting Lucas, stated there would be ten "Star Wars" films after "The Empire Strikes Back". Gary Kurtz was also aware of proposed story elements for "Episode VII" to "Episode IX" before 1980. In 1980, at the time of the release of "The Empire Strikes Back", Lucas said there were seven further "Star Wars" films he wanted to make. He said he had "twelve-page outlines" for those films. In an interview with Jim Steranko in "Prevue" magazine published
Journey to Star Wars the release of "The Force Awakens" in December 2015. Three novels and a comic miniseries related to the 2017 film "" were announced in April 2017. A large number of licensed novels and comics were produced between the originating 1977 film "Star Wars" and the 2012 acquisition of Lucasfilm by The Walt Disney Company, set in what was dubbed the "Star Wars" Expanded Universe. In April 2014, with "The Force Awakens" in production, Disney rebranded this body of work as "Star Wars Legends" and declared it non-canon to the franchise. "Journey to "Star Wars: The Force Awakens"", consisting of "at